Health and Fitness
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How targeted therapies have helped improve breast cancer outcomesAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - This year, approximately 30% of newly diagnosed cancers in women are expected to be breast cancers. That's a sobering thought. But also consider that breast cancer incid...
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Let's take the guilt out of 'guilty pleasure'Aug 14, 2021 7:00 am - When I began researching for a column on so-called "guilty pleasures," my first stop was Google. Lo and behold! There were a lot of stories from 2020 about how guilty p...
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Fitness trackers provide conclusions related to COVID-19Aug 14, 2021 7:00 am - Q: I had a bad case of COVID-19 last spring. It took a while, but I'm mostly OK now. The only thing is, the numbers on my Fitbit aren't as good as they used to be, espec...
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Relaxation is a skill the bereaved can learn to developAug 14, 2021 6:00 am - By Susan Anderson-Khleif We need to learn to relax. In my experience, this is quite important in grief. It's important because in grief we usually feel sadness, tension,...
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Constable: Prostate cancer 'warrior' now raising awareness as a womanAug 14, 2021 1:00 am - During the annual SEA Blue Prostate Cancer Walk/Run at Chicago's Lincoln Park, the “Warriors” who have survived the potentially deadly cancer are called to the stage to ...
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Gurnee family shines light on mental health with 5K to benefit NAMIAug 12, 2021 6:00 am - It's OK not to be OK. Michael Phelps said this when commenting on Simone Biles pulling out of the all-around gymnastics competition at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo....
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Good Samaritan emergency dept. earns Lantern Award for efficiency, patient careAug 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Early in 2020, before the worries of COVID-19 reached Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, leaders in the emergency department worked to improve how team members collaborat...
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Editorial: Striking a blow against 'period poverty'Aug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois struck a blow for human rights last week, when Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed bills requiring colleges and universities and many homeless shelters, to stock menstrua...
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Want to see Jason Isbell in Schaumburg? Bring proof of vaccination or negative COVID testAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Boomers will honor and enforce Grammy-winning musician Jason Isbell's requirement that fans at his Aug. 22 concert at Wintrust Field show either proof of ...
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Illinois offers way to access vaccination status onlineAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Vaccinated Illinoisans who don't want to rely on those paper COVID-19 vaccination cards will now have a new way of showing proof they've got their shot. The Illinois Dep...