Health and Fitness
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Hoffman Estates may raise smoking, vaping age to 21Nov 04, 2018 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates is poised to become the latest suburb to hike the age for possessing tobacco and electronic smoking products to 21. Village trustees are scheduled to vot...
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College students struggle with mental health issuesNov 03, 2018 8:00 am - Mental health is a large concern across the country, and a recent study shows just how dire the situation is with college students. According to new research published i...
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Try this to avoid an afternoon slumpNov 03, 2018 7:45 am - Do you often feel like taking an afternoon nap? Maybe you lose focus and can't seem to concentrate on your job or task at hand. If you find yourself in a daze or just f...
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Hospice: Death is important, tooNov 03, 2018 7:30 am - When my mother was dying in hospice from a brain tumor, one day she said to my sister Mary, "People make a lot of fuss over the birth of a baby, but dying is important t...
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Four out of five caregivers could use your supportNov 02, 2018 12:00 am - November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. The Alzheimer's Association is recognizing and honoring the more than 15 ...
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Abbott wins FDA approval for much-anticipated insulin app
Nov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Abbott Laboratories won U.S. approval for its FreeStyle LibreLink diabetes-monitoring app, giving users a way to keep track of their glucose levels from their iPhones. T...
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Friends plan fall book sale Nov. 8-11 in AlgonquinOct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - The Friends of the Algonquin Area Public Library District will hold its Fall Book Sale Thursday, Nov. 8, through Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Eastgate Branch Library, 115 Eas...
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Free dental care for veterans offered Nov. 10Oct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - Dentists, hygienists and staff from 10 different Chicago area dentist offices are joining together to provide free oral health care to military veterans in honor of thei...
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Still a Super HeroOct 31, 2018 11:00 pm - He's shed his one-hundred-pound costume and green pallor but maintains some of his super powers of a sort. Jonathan Kaya, a resident of Schiller Park formerly played the...
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Tips for caregivers of people with Alzheimer'sOct 30, 2018 11:00 pm - November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. The Alzheimer's Association is recognizing and honoring the more than 15 ...