Health and Fitness
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North Aurora man's T-shirt spells out need for kidney donationNov 14, 2019 5:00 am - Printed on Clyde Alho's T-shirt is a simple plea, "I need a kidney." Below that is his phone number. Every day, he hopes someone will call. Alho, of North Aurora, was di...
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Immunity Boost Tips to Help You Stay Healthy Over the HolidaysNov 12, 2019 10:00 pm - The holiday season is coming up quick, and along with dancing sugar plums and a strong dose of seasonal cheer can come some uninvited guests, including the common cold a...
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Counting down to Arlington Hts. rec center reopeningNov 12, 2019 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights residents looking to escape from the early onset of winter are less than two months away from swimming a few laps and shooting some hoops inside the pa...
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More whooping cough cases at Stevenson High SchoolNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - Two more Stevenson High School students have been diagnosed with pertussis, also known as whooping cough, school officials announced Tuesday. That brings the total numb...
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How not to become a senior orphanNov 10, 2019 6:00 am - No one likes to think about getting old. But if you're fortunate enough to live long enough, it's unavoidable. And for people who live alone, aging solo can be particula...
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'FriendsGiving Party' to raise treatment funds for St. Charles family battling Lyme diseaseNov 10, 2019 6:00 am - Sarah Nitkey started having symptoms similar to a stubborn flu when in middle school nearly 10 years ago. Little did her St. Charles family know she would still be sick ...
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Sleeve gastrectomy surgery reduces stomach sizeNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I feel like I've tried every diet, and no matter what, I just can't seem to lose weight. A friend who had a surgery that removed part of her stomach was finally able ...
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Sexuality educator provides tips for having 'the talk' with your childNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - Stressing out about having that one big “sex talk” with your young person? That one where you impart all there is to know about sexuality, gender, puberty, reproductive ...
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Even doctors wonder how Medicare works
Nov 10, 2019 5:00 am - Stephen Hansman, a steelworker-turned-doctor, shot me an email a few weeks back after I wrote a column about approaching Medicare as a soon-to-be 65-year-old. “I am a fa...
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New program helps patients walk farther without painNov 09, 2019 5:00 am - Patients who suffer from Peripheral Artery Disease, or PAD, are moving — quite literally — through their pain to walk farther thanks to a new program called Supervised E...