Health and Fitness
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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital starts using lifesaving artificial intelligence to detect and treat strokes fasterDec 08, 2019 10:00 pm - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital this month started using artificial intelligence software that can detect and initiate treatment for stroke far faster than usual, bec...
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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital hosts holiday party for pediatric oncology patientsDec 08, 2019 10:00 pm - Each December, the cafeteria at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield turns into a fun and festive party for pediatric patients who have been treated...
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Memory-boosting pills have no real benefitDec 08, 2019 6:00 am - Q: What's with all the ads for brain-enhancing products? Prevagen is one that claims it's been clinically proven to help, but my family doctor says that it hasn't. Who's...
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Change up basic exercise for added benefit and funDec 08, 2019 6:00 am - Keep your workouts fun, fresh and challenging by using a little creativity with three tried-and-true exercises that will never go out of style. The deadlift, pullup and ...
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There's a reason you turn down the radio to thinkDec 07, 2019 6:00 am - Q: My boyfriend laughs when I turn down the car stereo when I'm trying to find a new address, but I've seen his dad do the same thing when he's changing lanes on the fre...
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Grief: It's the holidays — who's cooking?Dec 07, 2019 5:00 am - Here we are in the midst of holiday season, the period between Thanksgiving and New Year is certainly the intensive “party, cooking and eating” time of the year. By the ...
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What you might not know about mononucleosisDec 07, 2019 5:00 am - With the school year underway, it's likely your child or teen will come down with a cold or other illness as they are exposed to more germs. Dr. Ben Katz, infectious dis...
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Tips to combat constant worry and anxiety
Dec 07, 2019 5:00 am - “Worry has consumed my life. I have worried about everything and everybody, and am always preparing for the possibility of things going wrong,” said Marla White, a 55-ye...
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Enjoy free Palatine Park District fitness center open houseDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - Palatine Park District will host a free open house at its fitness center from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 14. The center is located on the second floor of the park dis...
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A sea of Santas: Arlington Heights Rotary's Santa Run Saturday is its signature eventDec 05, 2019 11:05 am - What's red and white - and stretches more than a block in downtown Arlington Heights? The start of the annual Rotary Santa Run, that's what. This special holiday event i...