Health and Fitness
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'We have found it in everything': Fentanyl linked to more overdose deaths in the suburbsMar 14, 2022 5:00 am - DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen began noticing an ominous shift in the opioid crisis in 2015. Heroin mixed with fentanyl - a far more lethal synthetic opioid - k...
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MCC Speaker Series to explore misconceptions, tips for menopauseMar 13, 2022 11:00 pm - Going through menopause can be stressful for many women but it doesn't have to be. McHenry County College's latest Experts and Insights speaker series, "Is it Hot in Her...
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How much active movement and play does a baby need?Mar 13, 2022 7:00 am - Simple ways to help them get it
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Five questions to ask at your child's next doctor visitMar 13, 2022 7:00 am - According to a recent study by the Huron Consulting Group, there are two things that matter most to parents when it comes to their relationship with their family physici...
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Increasing fiber in your diet may increase gasMar 12, 2022 6:00 am - Q: My husband and I recently got our family onto a healthier diet - no processed foods and lots more vegetables, beans and legumes. It's not easy, and we're struggling t...
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Uninsured? You still have health care optionsMar 12, 2022 6:00 am - Since the Affordable Care Act was implemented in 2009, the number of Americans without health care coverage has declined. In Illinois, the rate of uninsured dropped from...
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How do you look at the moon during Ides of March?Mar 12, 2022 6:00 am - Tuesday is the Ides of March, March 15. The famous line from Shakespeare is, "Beware are the Ides of March." Ides actually means the first new moon of a given calendar m...
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Constable: Mask mandates are magically disappearing, but many still need masks to remainMar 12, 2022 12:00 am - The pandemic responsible for killing nearly a million Americans hasn't magically disappeared, but it has waned to the point where the mask mandates some condemned in the...
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COVID-19 update: 1,825 new cases, 23 additional deaths, 676 hospitalizationsMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 reached 1,825 Friday with 23 more people dying from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Patients in hospita...
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Wheaton Park District, Rotary Club host Fun Run in Color downtown April 9Mar 10, 2022 10:00 pm - Run through clouds of color at the April 9 Fun Run in Color in downtown Wheaton and it's guaranteed you'll come out looking like a rainbow. The event starts at 8:30 a.m....