Health and Fitness
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Five Strategies for Healthy Eating During the HolidaysNov 21, 2017 10:00 pm - While the spirit of the holiday season is joy, giving and togetherness, the period between Halloween and the New Year sometimes becomes one continuous party. How is it ...
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U of I Extension offers diabetes program options for the communityNov 20, 2017 10:00 pm - November is National Diabetes Month, and University of Illinois Extension wants area residents to focus on how they can prevent, or properly manage, this disease. "About...
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Hard to believe: Some consumers find free health insurance
Nov 20, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Consumers are getting the word that taxpayer-subsidized health plans are widely available for next year for no monthly premium or little cost, and marketing...
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Elk Grove Village limits tobacco sales to 21 and overNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village now is restricting the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes to people 21 or older. Village board members voted 4-2 last week to approve the measu...
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Ways to keep your family's health in check this holiday seasonNov 19, 2017 6:30 am - The holidays are upon us. Along with all of the joys this time of year brings comes some not so joyous realities such as tempting foods, holiday stress, and abnormally h...
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Ear tube surgery can provide relief from chronic ear infectionsNov 19, 2017 6:20 am - Ear infections are one of the top reasons a child visits the pediatrician. The pain can be excruciating, and when they are recurrent, cause a child to miss school, pare...
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Although fairly uncommon, mumps outbreaks still occurNov 18, 2017 6:30 am - Q: I'm 79 years old and recently contracted mumps. I've never been so ill, and in fact, I am still suffering the aftereffects. Please help other older adults understand ...
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Vitamin D plays important role in the functioning of the immune systemNov 18, 2017 6:30 am - You might be surprised to learn that a low blood level of vitamin D increases the risk of developing a thyroid illness known as Hashimoto's disease. Indeed, in some me...
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Fitness studio opens in Arlington HeightsNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - A new group fitness studio in Arlington Heights will host a grand opening event Saturday, Nov. 18. Inspyr Studios, 2924 W. Euclid Ave., features two studios under one ro...
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Former columnist publishes a book about motherhoodNov 16, 2017 10:00 pm - Former Daily Herald columnist and Arlington Heights resident Becky Baudouin has written a new book, "Cancer, Faith and Unexpected Joy: What my Mother Taught Me About How...