Health and Fitness
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Children’s Health: What parents need to know about whooping coughJan 16, 2025 3:28 pm - Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection that attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get whooping cough any time of year, but generally infections are seen in late summer and fall.
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Obesity won’t be solely defined by BMI under new plan
Jan 16, 2025 3:25 pm - A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for the disease caused by excess body fat.
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FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
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‘We've been doing really, really well’: New Vernon Hills pickleball club off to a fast startJan 15, 2025 10:07 am - The end of a free 30-day membership promotion is nearing but given the reception, owners of Ace Pickleball Club of Vernon Hills are confident the early attention will carry over.
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If Dry January is too daunting, try drinking less but better
Jan 13, 2025 2:07 pm - Dry January isn’t for everyone. Fortunately, another movement is rumbling throughout the wine world: Drink less, but better.
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I’m a doctor. Here are 5 ways to hack the 15-minute clinic visit.
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Physical therapy is ‘the best-kept secret in health care’
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Grief & healing: Keeping in touchJan 11, 2025 6:00 am - It's very important to keep in touch with old friends and relatives. Continuity in our friendships and relationships make life richer.
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Microaggressions during pregnancy and delivery later linked to higher blood pressureJan 10, 2025 3:13 am - Experiencing microaggressions based on gender and race while receiving care during pregnancy and delivery may be linked to higher blood pressure postpartum, new research suggests.
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Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that