Health and Fitness
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Give the gift of good health this holiday seasonDec 05, 2019 5:30 am - Looking for some meaningful holiday gift-giving ideas? Instead of spending more than you should on the latest this or that, consider thoughtful gifts that help friends...
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Flu activity is rising, but there's still time to get your flu shot this seasonDec 04, 2019 10:00 pm - According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), last year's flu season was the longest lasting in 10 years. Already this year, doctors are reporting mo...
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Arlington Heights third-grader with Down syndrome featured in American Girl catalogDec 03, 2019 5:00 am - Third-grader Annie Osterhues of Arlington Heights loves to sing and dance around the house, but not to traditional children's music. This girl loves the soundtrack from ...
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Constable: Social media users mock boy with disabilities, but good meme wins in the endDec 03, 2019 4:32 am - Having forged a resilience to every one of life's obstacles thrown in their way, parents Stacy and Jeff Fulkerson of Schaumburg are tireless activists for their son, Jam...
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Adaptive Sports Day message at Harper College: 'You don't have to stop playing'Dec 03, 2019 12:00 am - Inspiration from a Boston Marathon bombing survivor and others on how physical challenges shouldn't deter one from participating in athletics was part of an action-fille...
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Stay healthy for the holidays-get a flu vaccinationDec 02, 2019 10:00 pm - From Dec. 1-7, the DuPage County Health Department is promoting Vaccinate Illinois Week, also observed as National Influenza Vaccination Week by the Centers for Disease ...
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'Revolutionary' procedure at Central DuPage Hospital breathes new life into emphysema patientsDec 02, 2019 4:30 am - Cy Kennedy stopped smoking when the damage had already been done. He had developed emphysema, the chronic illness that caused his labored breathing and left him exhauste...
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Obesity declined among toddlers on food assistance
Dec 01, 2019 5:00 am - Obesity rates among young children enrolled in a federal food assistance program have fallen in 41 American states and territories, according to the Centers for Disease ...
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Grief: Gatherings of family, friends enrich the soulNov 30, 2019 5:00 am - I had never gone to my school reunions, except for one a few years ago. It had been decades, a long time, since I had seen any of those classmates. It turned out to be a...
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Know these five diabetes warning signsNov 29, 2019 5:00 am - In a post that has more than 1 million likes, singer Nick Jonas recently took to Instagram to reflect on the 14-year anniversary of his Type 1 diabetes diagnosis and sha...