Health and Fitness
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Labyrinthitis causes difficulties with balanceAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - Q: Would you please discuss labyrinthitis? I am an 81-year-old female and have been troubled with this for several months. I have improved, but I still have balance prob...
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Several options for relief from arthritis in anklesAug 15, 2021 7:00 am - Q: My 75-year-old husband has had arthritis in his ankles for many years. It's gotten to the point that the pain makes it unbearable for him to be on his feet for more t...
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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...