Health and Fitness
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Illinois Fire Safety Alliance gives holiday gifts to children with burn injuries at Loyola Medical CenterDec 01, 2020 10:00 pm - The Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and Loyola Medical Center in Maywood are continuing to expand their relationship by collaborating this holiday season and brining a bit...
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COD nursing alumna opens first free-standing birth center in DuPage CountyDec 01, 2020 10:00 pm - Sarah Stetina witnessed her first live birth during a labor and delivery clinical rotation as a second-year nursing student at College of DuPage. "I had just witnessed t...
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Constable: Even marathoners have hit pandemic wall, but they press onDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - In March I got myself a face mask, learned how to spell “coronavirus,” and was actually looking forward to spending a week — maybe two — working from home. Nine months l...
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Mobile COVID-19 testing offered in Elgin and Hampshire next weekNov 30, 2020 10:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department recently announced that a mobile testing unit managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health will be in Kane County next week to p...
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Three Lakes Foundation and MATTER name winners of 2020 Innovation Challenge for pulmonary fibrosisNov 29, 2020 10:00 pm - Three Lakes Foundation in Northbrook and incubator hub MATTER announced the four winners of an Innovation Challenge intended to accelerate new solutions in diagnosing, t...
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How to celebrate the winter holidays safely during COVID-19Nov 29, 2020 6:00 am - The holiday season is a happy, magical time. The anticipation of celebrations and family gatherings gives many people — especially children — a warm and happy excitement...
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Here are a few things to know about anti-inflammatoriesNov 29, 2020 6:00 am - When Jeremy L. Knauff suffered injuries in the Marine Corps, he relied on pain relief medications like ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) and naproxen (Aleve), otherwise known as...
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Even while working at home, keep your body movingNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I've been working from home for six months, so no more bike commutes and no office staircases. My two young kids are home, too, which means I can't do a lunchtime bik...
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Explore a few alternative ways to alleviate chronic painNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 20.4% of U.S. adults had chronic pain, and 8% percent of U.S. adults had high-impact chronic pa...
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Battle the feeling that everyone you care for has diedNov 28, 2020 5:00 am - A while ago, a person very dear to me said: "Sometimes it feels as if everyone around me has died." The only reply I could think of at the time was, "No, I'm still here....