Health and Fitness
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Behind the scenes: How volunteers, advocacy make suburbs more bike-friendlyOct 27, 2025 9:58 am - Visible are bike rodeos, community rides, and bike information booths. Behind the scenes are the unsung community heroes - local volunteers planning, organizing and often staffing various events.
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Children’s health: Dressing up for Halloween stirs kids’ imaginationsOct 26, 2025 10:55 am - Children posing as rock stars, fairies or superheroes on Halloween enjoy the holiday for many reasons, but the benefits go far beyond collecting candy. Dressing up is a great way for kids to pretend play — something that’s essential for healthy development.
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Ask the doctors: Volunteering can improve cognitive healthOct 26, 2025 10:55 am - The emotional satisfaction of volunteering may be obvious. But people who give their time to their communities say they find additional benefits beyond personal satisfaction. One of the unexpected rewards is more social connection with others.
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Outside factors: How to reduce your risk of Parkinson’s
Oct 26, 2025 10:55 am - Parkinson’s disease, once considered relatively rare, is now one of the most common neurological disorders in the world. Although treatments are available that can manage symptoms, there is no cure or therapy that can slow disease progression. But ongoing research is revealing several risk factors related to our environment, some of which are actionable.
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Obesity still high in U.S., but more states are showing progress
Oct 26, 2025 10:54 am - For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped, an encouraging sign that America’s epidemic of excess weight might be improving.
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Dead soldiers’ teeth reveal diseases that doomed Napoleon’s army
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Mental health: Know the cost of mental health treatment optionsOct 21, 2025 2:35 pm - Families of loved ones with a mental illness or a suspected mental illness are often unaware of what their insurance covers. It may cost more for supplemental coverage on the front end, but it could save you a lot of money on the back end.
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Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
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‘Best thing in the world’: Hundreds receive free care at Heal Elgin clinicOct 19, 2025 6:45 pm - Patients came for free health care and left with priceless smiles during the Heal Elgin clinic Sunday at the Judson University Fitness Center in Elgin.
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Out of grief, hope for others: Suicide prevention organizations work together to spur dialogue, reduce rates in schoolsOct 19, 2025 9:03 am - In 2023, suicide was the second-leading cause of death of those between ages 10 and 34 in America. Larry and Mary Jo Butz of Hawthorn Woods know personally the impact of that statistic. Now, through Megan Butz Legacy of Hope and Elyssa’s Mission, they are working with schools to educate and identify at-risk students.