Health and Fitness
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Chickenpox can be deadly for those with weakened immune systemsJan 05, 2019 6:30 am - Q: I recently read that more than 30 students at a school in North Carolina all got chickenpox during an outbreak. Growing up, I got chickenpox, too, before there was a ...
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How phone apps could help monitor your teen's angst
Jan 05, 2019 5:30 am - Rising suicide rates and depression in U.S. teens and young adults have prompted researchers to ask a provocative question: Could the same devices that some people blame...
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Constable: How lifelong swimmer has found long-distance tranquilityJan 05, 2019 12:00 am - Swimming from the time she could walk, Marcia Cleveland swam thousands of hours in the pool training for her high school career as an All-American and for four years of ...
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Advocate Sherman Hospital employees help save man at fitness centerJan 05, 2019 12:00 am - Two professionals from Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin got more than an early-morning workout during a holiday season visit to a Dundee Township Park District facilit...
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Top mistakes siblings make after holidays with aging parentsJan 03, 2019 10:00 pm - Early January is typically the time of year adult children face the reality that their aging parents need help. But often, siblings argue about what to do and when. "Ri...
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Rich, drunk and high as a teen, he flunked out of Oakton. Now, he's a Hollywood agent who helps others.Jan 03, 2019 4:00 am - Drinking to excess, using drugs and living high on the hog as a trust-fund kid, James Crane bailed out of Oakton College in Des Plaines before he was even old enough to ...
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Learn how to spot fake nutrition news at Mt. Prospect library eventJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - From self-styled "experts" peddling products to sensationalist media headlines designed to catch your attention and uninformed professionals who haven't kept up with the...
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Living with ALS: How St. Charles family rallies to care for dadJan 02, 2019 10:00 pm - It's been an extremely rugged three years for the Ferreira family members of St. Charles, but it was important for me to reach out to them in hopes of sharing their expe...
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Learn about drug overdose risks at Island Lake eventJan 02, 2019 12:00 am - A Lake County Health Department representative will give a presentation on preventing drug overdoses Jan. 14 in Island Lake. The gathering, organized by Island Lake's c...
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Cook County Health recognizes Cervical Health Awareness MonthJan 01, 2019 10:00 pm - January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Nearly 13,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, but the disease is preventable with vaccination...