Health and Fitness
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Winter poses potential risk for those with dementiaJan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - Colder temperatures, snow and ice and early darkness can be challenging and stressful for the more than 11 million people caring for loved ones living with Alzheimer's o...
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Pritzker 'cautiously optimistic' about nearly 10% drop in COVID-19 hospitalizationsJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations continued their weeklong decline Wednesday, now down 9.8% from a week ago. Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the steady drop in patients over the past ...
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Former Lake County leader stays positive as she awaits a new kidneyJan 17, 2022 4:30 am - Although a match has not been found yet and her health continues to suffer, longtime Lake County leader and public servant Bonnie Thomson Carter is in good spirits becau...
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Artificial light interrupts circadian cycleJan 16, 2022 6:00 am - Q: We live in Northern California, and every time we have high winds, the electric company shuts off power because of the fire danger. We use candles and lanterns to lig...
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Feel like doing snow salutations? Elgin tap room offers yoga outsideJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - An Elgin tap room been finding a new way to serve its customers a cold one. You've heard of hot yoga? Wait until you try "snowga." Yoga instructor Alicia Buivis led more...
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CDC expands guidance on COVID-19 boosters to adolescents 12 to 15Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded eligibility for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots to adolescents 12 to 15 years old....
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Though grieving, let's not lose our sense of adventureJan 15, 2022 6:00 am - One of the many effects grief has on us is it can dampen our motivation and our sense of adventure — not just after the immediate death, but in the years following it. S...
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How insurance companies - but not Medicare - will handle those free COVID-19 test kitsJan 15, 2022 12:00 am - Beginning Saturday, Jan. 15, insurance companies must cover up to eight take-home COVID tests per month for every person covered under their insurance plan. President Jo...
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COVID-19 new-case averages dip slightly for second day in a rowJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - For the second day, the seven-day average for new COVID-19 cases in Illinois dipped Friday, an encouraging sign after a week of high infection and hospitalization counts...
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COVID-19 testing pop-ups halt operations after complaintsJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A company running multiple COVID-19 testing clinics throughout the suburbs has halted operations amid complaints from clients about missing results and reports of pendin...