Health and Fitness
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No such thing as a harmless tobacco productNov 27, 2021 6:00 am - Q: You've written about the harm to the body from using tobacco products, which has been very helpful. I am especially interested in the details regarding chewing tobacc...
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Children can get two vaccines at the same visitNov 27, 2021 6:00 am - Children ages 5 years and older who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination can get a COVID-19 vaccine and a flu vaccine at the same visit. If your child is 5 years and ol...
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Thinking good thoughts, and what we have learned during COVIDNov 27, 2021 6:00 am - Recently I mentioned to a friend that I was feeling a little down, having a bit of a bad day. She gave me some good advice. I was missing Baheej and feeling like COVID-1...
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World scurries to contain new COVID-19 variant omicron
Nov 27, 2021 12:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands — With each passing hour, new restrictions were being slapped on travel from countries in southern Africa as the world scurried Saturday to contai...
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Don your red suit for annual Santa Run in Arlington HeightsNov 26, 2021 5:00 am - More than 1,000 runners clad in Santa suits are expected to fill the streets of downtown Arlington Heights once again next weekend for the return of the Rotary Santa Run...
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Batavia man is the 100th person to receive minimally invasive heart procedure at Elgin hospitalNov 26, 2021 12:00 am - John Schweisthal of Batavia now has a healthy heart, and he can thank his bum hip for it. While recently undergoing tests in the lead-up to a scheduled hip replacement, ...
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Oak Point University instructor offers information and first aid tips during National Epilepsy Awareness MonthNov 25, 2021 10:00 pm - November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month, and education about the disorder and seizure first aid knowledge is needed. Epilepsy is a neurological condition that affe...
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Northwestern Medicine opens 50,000-sq. foot medical office building in BloomingdaleNov 23, 2021 10:00 pm - The newly expanded and renovated Northwestern Medicine Medical Office Building in Bloomingdale, Illinois is now open. The 50,000 square-foot facility at 231-235 S. Gary...
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Constable: Cornucopia of menu options can serve up issues with food intoleranceNov 23, 2021 4:15 am - A vegan, a person with celiac disease and a kid with a peanut allergy walk into a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by a lactose-intolerant couple. That scenario seems as if it...
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Where does Illinois rank in new COVID infections? And which Midwest neighbor tops the listNov 23, 2021 12:00 am - And which of our Midwest neighbors tops the list