Health and Fitness
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Greek Yogurt Power BowlMar 24, 2018 7:00 am - Servings: 1 Serving size: about 1½ cups Ingredients ¾ cup Open Nature ™ nonfat plain Greek yogurt ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon O Organics® Strawberry Jam (softe...
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Stage 4 lung cancer: How innovative treatments saved this retiree's lifeMar 24, 2018 6:00 am - A recent retiree and avid water skier, life was pretty good for 70-year-old Richard Blassick. But that all changed in February of 2017 when Blassick of Prospect Heights...
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Could your smart watch alert you to disease lurking in your body?
Mar 24, 2018 1:00 am - Imagine a smart watch that surreptitiously scans your body for telltale signs of disease. Over time, it detects a quiver in your heartbeat — the telltale pattern of a co...
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Walks to support Lupus Society of IllinoisMar 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Hundreds of lupus survivors, friends, families and local supporters will participate in two upcoming suburban walks for the Lupus Society of Illinois. The first event wi...
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Workout conundrum: Is that good pain or bad?
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Gluten Free, Allergen Friendly Expo returns to Schaumburg April 7-8Mar 22, 2018 1:00 am - The Gluten Free & Allergen Friendly Expo is returning to the Schaumburg Convention Center April 7 and 8. Attendees can visit with more than 150 brands exhibiting the bes...
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A call for help: Why Batavia man is seeking living kidney donorMar 21, 2018 11:00 pm - Facing his body's rejection of a transplanted kidney and seeking a living donor to essentially save his life is tough physically and mentally for Scott Buckingham. But n...
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Taylor Family YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program taking action and changing the oddsMar 21, 2018 11:00 pm - Taylor Family YMCA in Elgin will offer the YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program, an innovative program proven to reduce the burden of type 2 diabetes, beginning Tuesday, M...
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A Day in the Life of a DietitianMar 21, 2018 11:00 pm - In honor of National Nutrition Month in March, find out what it is like to be a clinical dietitian. Learn how Laura Yudys, MS, RD, LDN, inpatient dietitian at Northwest...
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How to safeguard against household poisoningMar 20, 2018 11:00 pm - Each year in Illinois, more people are hospitalized for poisonings than for injuries from firearms and motor vehicle collisions combined, according to the Illinois Poiso...