Health and Fitness
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Inverness resident calling attention to a life-threatening diseaseAug 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Inverness resident Fredrick Schick, an experienced swimmer, is serving as an ambassador for a national organization in an effort to call attention to a life-threatening ...
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab opens clinic in Arlington HeightsAug 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Shirley Ryan AbilityLab opened its new daytime outpatient rehabilitation clinic on the north side of Arlington Heights this week, replacing a smaller one that closed in ...
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A roller coaster fanatic was too overweight to ride his dream coaster. It motivated him to lose 195 pounds.
Aug 03, 2020 11:00 pm - Five years ago, roller coaster enthusiast Jared Ream was excited to take another ride on his all-time favorite coaster - the 310-foot Millennium Force at Ohio's Cedar Po...
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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 ...