Health and Fitness
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Here's what health experts are doing for the holidaysNov 01, 2020 4:00 am - Nina Bryant will cook a feast for Thanksgiving this year, as always. Bryant works as an executive chef. But in her own family, she's the one everyone depends on to prepa...
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Plan ahead for long-distance emergenciesOct 31, 2020 5:00 am - As coronavirus cases surge in many states, it's a good reminder to get emergency plans in order — especially for family members who live far away. While you would hope a...
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Studies indicate fitness trackers can predict illnessOct 31, 2020 5:00 am - Q: My husband caught a cold this summer, and he swears the readings from his fitness tracker a few days before warned him that he was about to be sick. Do you think that...
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Surrounded by empty serving platters during a pandemicOct 31, 2020 5:00 am - I am surrounded. Baheej and I used to entertain a lot. We enjoyed cooking and having friends over — dinner parties, brunches, barbecues, holiday celebrations. So we have...
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College students and safe holiday travel
Oct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Just months after deciding to send their children to college campuses amid the coronavirus pandemic, many families are now facing another difficult dilemma: How to safel...
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Suburban hospitals worrying about their ability to staff the fall COVID-19 surgeOct 30, 2020 12:00 am - As Illinois sets another single-day record for COVID-19 infections, hospitals are preparing to feel the strain of a fall and winter surge after weeks of steadily rising ...
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Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Running Club cancels annual Thanksgiving Day runOct 29, 2020 11:00 pm - For the first time in 31 years, the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Running Club is forced to cancel this year's Thanksgiving Day run, one of the largest events in Lake Forest. ...
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Health panel proposes colon cancer tests start at 45, not 50
Oct 27, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK - A panel of health experts wants U.S. adults to start getting colon cancer screenings at age 45, five years younger than it previously recommended. While overa...
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CSO soloist chosen to help meld children's book with soothing musicOct 27, 2020 6:00 am - At the age of 4, Karen Basrak followed her older sister, Cathy, and started to learn the violin. In less than two years, she would switch to the cello and she hasn't loo...
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NCH Medical Group offers free HPV webinarOct 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, parents of children preteen and older can join a free, virtual webinar titled "HPV: Know the Facts," recorded by Pamela Seegert, B...