Health and Fitness
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Delta Dental of Illinois highlights oral health impact of diabetesOct 31, 2021 11:00 pm - You likely know someone living with diabetes - about 1 in 8 Illinois adults have been diagnosed with the potentially life-threatening disease, a number that has doubled ...
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How you can lessen the fear and pain of needlesOct 30, 2021 11:00 pm - Many parents put off checkups because they dread how their child might act when they need a shot. If your child — or you — are afraid of pain from getting a vaccine, you...
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How different cultures cope with griefOct 30, 2021 10:00 am - Many cultures cope with grief differently than we do. I've been interested this topic ever since I met my beloved husband Baheej. Both his parents died in Nazareth, the ...
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Rabies completely preventable with prompt vaccine treatmentOct 30, 2021 7:00 am - Q: We just heard a story on the news about a man who got bitten by a bat and then died of rabies a few weeks later. We see bats in our area a lot, so we're worried. Why ...
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COVID-19 booster shots surpass 667,000, daily infection averages slide in OctoberOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - More than 667,000 COVID-19 booster shots have gone into Illinoisans' arms - or about 31% of all COVID vaccine doses since mid-August, officials said Friday. From Aug. 14...
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Heal Elgin Clinic to bring free medical, dental and vision care to the underservedOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - More than 600 volunteers will come together to provide free dental, vision and medical care, as well as food, clothing and professional services to the underserved popul...
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After FDA OK, what you need to know about Pfizer vaccine for ages 5 to 11Oct 29, 2021 1:00 am - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave emergency use authorization to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, and it's expected the Centers fo...
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'We are truly blessed': Naperville couple a perfect match as wife donates kidney to husbandOct 28, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: Dr. Melissa Prest is the dietitian with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois. Her name was misspelled in previous versions of this story. Aaron...
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Ezike promotes 'boosterizing' state against COVID-19, and first shots for othersOct 28, 2021 1:00 am - About 71% of Illinoisans who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines have gotten at least one shot, according to Illinois Department of Public Health data. The remaining 29% ...
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COVID-19 shots for kids 5-11 expected in days, but 'we have to work on the parents' who resistOct 28, 2021 1:00 am - Assuming a speedy approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 by federal regulators, doses could arrive in Illinois by Monday, the state's top healt...