Health and Fitness
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What to do if your child gains too much weightSep 11, 2021 7:00 am - It can make you feel helpless. The pediatrician has noticed your child's weight gain - the same weight gain that has been troubling you. As pediatricians, we help famili...
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A special service and rituals can provide comfort to the grievingSep 11, 2021 7:00 am - By Susan Anderson-Khleif My friend Carole gave me a wonderful idea. She dedicated a special church service to her husband who died last November. And I thought to myself...
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Cycling columnist dealt with physical, psychological trauma to get on the bike againSep 10, 2021 6:00 am - Editor's note: This is part 2 of a two-column series. Part 1 appeared Friday, Sept. 3. “Sounds like the twisties,” a family friend surmised. Adam suspected that my three...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations at highest level since FebruarySep 10, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations rose 2.6% in Illinois in the past week, to the highest level since Feb. 2. State health officials on Friday reported 2,346 people were hospital...
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North Suburban YMCA Presents Seniorpalooza Health and Fun FairSep 09, 2021 11:00 pm - The North Suburban YMCA will host Seniorpalooza, a health and fun fair for older adults, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22. This free community event b...
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Now Arena events just got easier for visitors with sensory issuesSep 09, 2021 5:00 am - All Elite Wrestling not only provided Hoffman Estates' Now Arena with its first indoor events since the venue's renaming and the start of the pandemic, it also left behi...
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Cancer screening is at an all-time lowSep 08, 2021 11:00 pm - One in three Americans will get cancer in their lifetime. Regular cancer screening tests can improve and save your life. In fact, the early detection of breast cancer is...
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Delta Dental of Illinois encourages focus on oral health during Healthy Aging MonthSep 08, 2021 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE, Ill. (Sept. 9, 2021) - This September during Healthy Aging Month, Delta Dental of Illinois encourages all adults, especially those 65+, to take time to evalu...
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How U of I fought the clock to develop a COVID-19 test that schools will use this fallSep 07, 2021 5:00 am - In the spring of 2020 with no COVID-19 vaccines, an unchecked killer virus and shutdown fears, a team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign created a solutio...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations still rising, but more slowlySep 07, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois continued to creep up over the weekend, climbing to 2,333 patients Tuesday, including 551 in intensive care, according to Illinois ...