Health and Fitness
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'My mom was tough. COVID-19 was tougher.'Jun 06, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Before becoming a stay-at-home mom, Julie N. Hanson of Arlington Heights spent 20 years as a nurse. Her inspiration to take that career route was her ...
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Elmhurst College's Speech Language Hearing Clinic to offer free teletherapyJun 04, 2020 11:00 pm - This summer, the Elmhurst Speech Language Hearing Clinic at Elmhurst College will offer free speech and language evaluations and therapy through teletherapy. Beginning o...
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Park Ridge sisters honored for raising awareness about myelomaJun 04, 2020 11:00 pm - Park Ridge sisters honored for raising awareness about myeloma
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'Cancer doesn't stop, and neither will we': Relay For Life goes virtual in DuPage, Northwest Cook countiesJun 04, 2020 6:00 am - Hearing the word cancer come out of the doctor's mouth is devastating. The world suddenly goes quiet and all you hear are the words echoing around in your head. Feeling...
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Roselle woman volunteers with Relay For Life 'in hope of a world without cancer'Jun 04, 2020 6:00 am - I became involved with Relay For Life five years ago when a friend was diagnosed with metastasized breast cancer. It was serious. Some of her friends were already parti...
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Editorial: It's OK not to be OK -- you're not alone. Here are some ways to cope with the times we're in.Jun 04, 2020 1:00 am - There's a tightness across your chest and you feel short of breath. Is it COVID-19? A heart attack? Call your doctor, of course. But if your health checks out, it migh...
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DuPage Health Department suing Wheaton gym owner who reopened fullyJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage County Health Department is taking a Wheaton gym owner to court, trying to get him to obey state orders prohibiting such facilities from being fully open yet....
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Advocate Aurora Health: Don't forget your doctor's appointmentJun 03, 2020 11:00 pm - As both Wisconsin and Illinois reopen their economies, you might be clamoring for a meal at your favorite restaurant or an appointment at the salon. I get it. The precau...
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'Tasting Stars Live' to benefit Buy A Mom A MammogramJun 03, 2020 11:00 pm - Paul Lisnek of WGN-TV will emcee the virtual "Tasting Stars Live," a champagne event that raises money for breast cancer. The event has raised and distributed over $600,...
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Constable: 'Imperfect' gardens offer perfectly natural chance to healJun 02, 2020 5:30 am - While we cope with racial injustice, violence, a pandemic, other illnesses, finances, political squabbles and the uncertainties and unpleasantries of modern life, Debora...