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Good Samaritan exercise physiologist offers tips on getting back into exercise routine

By Nathan Lurz Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Jan 07, 2018 10:00 pm - When seemingly endless holiday parties and heavy winter meals mix with the cold of the season, it's easy to let your weekly gym appointments slide. Unfortunately, resear...
Patient safety manager at Central DuPage Hospital receives national award

Submitted by Northwestern Medicine
Jan 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Laurel Ann Peterson, BSN, RN, Patient Safety Program manager at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, has been awarded the inaugural Kerry Johnson Safety Champi...
Fitness studio celebrates sixth anniversary at flagship location

VP Public Relations
Jan 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Hit It! Fitness, a fitness studio with two suburban Chicago locations, is celebrating its sixth anniversary at its flagship studio in Roselle with a "Masquerade Ball." T...
Geneva Dist. 304 to present 'Drugs & Alcohol: What Geneva Parents & Community Should Know'

Submitted by Geneva CUSD 304
Jan 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Geneva Community Unit School District 304 will host an upcoming program to engage parents, community members, and local officials in a discussion about the reality of dr...
Hazards of the post-New Year's rush to gyms

By Eric Pianin Special To The Washington Pos
Jan 07, 2018 6:30 am - January is a boom time for the fitness industry, as millions of guilt-ridden Americans flock - at least temporarily - to health clubs to try to shed excess pounds acquir...
Helping your child cope with anxiety

Submitted by Lurie Children's
Jan 07, 2018 6:30 am - Anxiety is a healthy human emotion that helps us detect danger and protect ourselves. Yet, for the children who have an anxiety disorder, anxiety is triggered by routine...
Constable: How a doctor preserved Chicago Cubs radio broadcaster Pat Hughes' voice

By Burt Constable
Jan 07, 2018 12:00 am - Professional baseball players' careers can end with one ligament-popping pitch, an awkward slide or the accumulated tolls of aches and pains. On the verge of his 6,000th...
What's the most embarrassing way you've ever injured yourself?

By Dawn Fallik The Washington Post
Jan 06, 2018 6:30 am - Louis Greenstein was 28 and working as an extra in a friend's movie in rural Pottsville, Pennsylvania. There was a lot of waiting around, and he noticed an electric cow ...
Winter hazards: Avoiding injury in the snow and ice

Submitted by Dr. Diego Villacis
Jan 06, 2018 6:30 am - Like clockwork, Chicago winters usher in a deep freeze, usually with ice and snow. While that's not surprising, I am taken aback by how many ankle and wrist fractures I ...
Cancer researchers learn more about toxic side effects

By Laurie McGinley The Washington Post
Jan 06, 2018 6:30 am - One of the most promising new cancer treatments involves altering patients' own immune cells to attack blood cancers. But it comes with a big downside: It can cause ser...

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