Health and Fitness
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Wearing heels damages foot musclesAug 02, 2020 7:00 am - Q: I'm 44 years old, and after wearing high heels to work for the last 20 years, I've lost flexibility in my feet. It also seems to be affecting my balance. Can you reco...
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Interpreting your child's nonverbal cuesAug 02, 2020 7:00 am - Sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced parents to juggle work and home in new and unexpected ways. With so much going on, even the most attentive pa...
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Blood shortage leads to Arlington Heights collection effortAug 02, 2020 1:00 am - COVID-19 has led to a shortage of blood donations. A community blood drive is being held from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at Heritage Park, 506 W. Victoria Lane in Arl...
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Yoga can help kids connect to their bodiesAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - Q: What do you think about yoga for children? We're having trouble keeping three kids busy without their usual play dates and activities, and our 8-year-old has been say...
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Vitamin D may offer some protection against coronavirusAug 01, 2020 7:00 am - It may seem COVID-19 is an undefeatable virus. It is indeed resistant to many medications and seems to be unyielding to the human immune system. Early on in this pandemi...
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Theory suggests thymus plays role in severity of COVIDAug 01, 2020 6:00 am - Q: What's the connection between the novel coronavirus and the thymus gland? A friend of ours who is a doctor says it's probably what keeps young kids from getting so si...
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Bring some joyful 'noise' to your houseAug 01, 2020 6:00 am - I have heard people say that after a death in the family, and particularly the death of a dear spouse, child or other close family member, that it is “too quiet” in the ...
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Paved trail link along Shoe Factory Road in Hoffman Estates officially opensAug 01, 2020 1:00 am - Local leaders gathered Saturday morning to open the long-delayed east-west bike trail link along Shoe Factory Road from Route 59 west to the Canadian National railroad t...
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'This disease is not a joke': Lake Zurich man thought COVID-19 was a hoax, then needed new lungsJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - A Lake Zurich man who was the second known COVID-19 patient in the nation to undergo a double-lung transplant thought the virus was a hoax until he contracted it. "This ...
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Three books examine what it means to live with a disability in America
Jul 30, 2020 6:00 am - "Hearing Happiness: Deafness Cures in History" by Jaipreet Virdi (Chicago) "Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need" by Sasha Costanza...