Health and Fitness
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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...
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Half of US adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines
Nov 16, 2017 10:00 pm - New guidelines lower the threshold for high blood pressure, adding 30 million Americans to those who have the condition, which now plagues nearly half of U.S. adults. Hi...
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Naperville neighborhood starts its own mini turkey trotNov 15, 2017 10:00 pm - Ever tried getting a houseful of kids up early on a holiday morning - not to open presents, but to run 3.1 miles? Some residents of the Maplebrook subdivision in Naperv...
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Donate with Heartland Blood Centers Nov. 21-27Nov 15, 2017 10:00 pm - Elijah M. has suffered from sickle-cell disease his whole life and has needed multiple transfusions. During a sickle-cell crisis that developed into acute chest syndrom...