Health and Fitness
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How to help when a loved one is recovering from a heart attackAug 16, 2024 3:23 am - Few things are as frightening as a heart attack, not just for the person experiencing it but for family members. With prompt and proper treatment between 90% and 95% of heart attack patients survive and return home.
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‘It’s going to happen again’: Biting mites an issue for some following cicada emergenceAug 15, 2024 6:57 pm - Like 17 years ago, a corollary effect of the periodical cicada emergence has left some people scratching unexplained red welts appearing seemingly out of nowhere.
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Shining bright: Arlington Heights boy to appear on Times Square jumbotrons next monthAug 14, 2024 1:27 pm - Bryson Berry, 4, of Arlington Heights will be featured in a Times Square video presentation for the National Down Syndrome Society on Sept. 7.
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Mpox has been declared a public health emergency in Africa. What is it and what’s the WHO doing?
Aug 14, 2024 1:00 pm - LONDON — The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across the continent is a health emergency, warning t...
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Johnson Fitness & Wellness celebrates National Wellness Month with free Aug. 14-15 pop-up workouts lead by celebrity trainer Gideon AkandeAug 13, 2024 1:18 pm - Nationwide fitness equipment retailer Johnson Fitness & Wellness is celebrating National Wellness Month with a two-day pop-up event, featuring free Bodyweight Sprint 8® and Total Body Fitness classes led by local celebrity trainer and Chicago native, Gideon Akande.
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After dark: Night rides are drawing crowds in the suburbsAug 12, 2024 11:43 am - Organized night rides, while not very common, are drawing crowds of suburban cyclists eager for unique sunset vistas and moonlight pedaling.
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Donate Blood at Schaumburg’s Community Blood Drive Aug. 20Aug 12, 2024 11:33 am - The village of Schaumburg encourages the public to participate in the next Community Blood Drive that will take place from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 1320 W. Schaumburg Road.
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With new federal waiver, Illinois expanding Medicaid to nonmedical services
Aug 12, 2024 10:37 am - Many people enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program soon will be eligible to receive a host of nonmedical services that could improve their overall health, including hou...
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Six tips for starting the school year successfullyAug 12, 2024 6:44 am - The first day of school for your kindergartner, or a child going to a new school, is a big transition. A pediatrician offers advice on how to make your child's start of the school year successful.
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A day in the life of a patient advocate: Never a dull momentAug 11, 2024 7:35 am - A day in the life of a patient advocate is unpredictable, but it typically ends with having made someone’s life better.