Health and Fitness
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TriCity Family Services to host mural reveal Aug. 18Aug 13, 2020 11:00 pm - TriCity Family Services invites the public to a mural reveal and ribbon cutting on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 5 to 5:30 p.m. at Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St. in Ba...
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Meet Ralph Banasiak and come 'Along For the Ride'Aug 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Bike riding has recently taken on new life, what with remote learning, working from home, shuttered fitness centers, and the need to bust out of the house for exercise. ...
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What's it like to have surgery during a pandemic? One Delnor patient shares her story.Aug 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Preparing for surgery can often be nerve-racking, and scheduling one in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic can heighten that anxiety more than usual. For Geneva residen...
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Which pups will make the grade as a service dog?Aug 11, 2020 6:00 am - DURHAM, N.C. - Yonder, 11 weeks old and 15 pounds, had two choices. In a white-walled room at Duke University, the wiggly Labrador mix faced a neon green squeaky squid t...
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Patients can now receive outpatient oncology care at Huntley hospitalAug 10, 2020 11:00 pm - Patients began receiving chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital July 27 when new outpatient oncology services opened to the ...
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Kane County Health Dept. encourages COVID-19 convalescent plasma donationsAug 09, 2020 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department recently announced that Versiti Blood Centers is seeking plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat community members diagnosed w...
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How you can handle family power strugglesAug 09, 2020 11:00 pm - With summer in full swing and schools setting learning models for the fall, kids and adolescents may be having difficulty coping with an ever-changing world. This summer...
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To get enough exercise, try engaging in three different activities a week
Aug 09, 2020 11:00 pm - Even before the pandemic, Americans weren't getting enough exercise, despite all the doctors, health organizations and government agencies encouraging us to get off the ...
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Youth sports and COVID-19: Understand the risksAug 09, 2020 7:30 am - The sudden loss of sports during COVID-19 shutdowns was hard for many young athletes and their families. Understandably, families and athletes are looking forward to ret...
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Weight, health and avoiding the 'COVID-15'Aug 09, 2020 7:29 am - If you've gained weight during COVID-19, you're not alone. While it's too soon for formal study results, doctors report that patients are packing on pounds. Like the fa...