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What is spirulina?

By Teresa Schmedding
Oct 05, 2015 5:45 am - Spirulina is a blue-green algae that is purported to be a good source of iron, Vitamin Bs and protein, and helpful in boosting your immune system, increasing your me...
Get a flu shot

Daily Herald report
Oct 05, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center is encouraging residents to get a flu shot this fall. Last year, six deaths and 49 intensive care unit admissio...
Fidgeting might be good for your health, study suggests

By Rachel Feltman Washington Post
Oct 04, 2015 7:15 am - Good news, workplace fidgeters! A new study suggests that some healthy fidgeting throughout the day might be the key to surviving a sedentary life. Just don't go canceli...
Your health: 8 tips for buying shoes that are good to your feet

Oct 04, 2015 7:00 am - Tips for shoes that are good to your feet Buying the right shoes is an investment in foot health. But how do you find ones that fit properly and provide adequate s...
Kids with family heart risk should adopt healthy habits

By Dr. Anthony Komaroff
Oct 03, 2015 7:15 am - Q: I had a heart attack in my 50s, and so did my dad. Heart disease obviously runs in the family. How do I talk to my kids about what this means for them? A: As a parent...
Food poisoning: How three experts avoid getting sick

by Bob Kirsch Washington Post
Oct 03, 2015 7:10 am - Kellogg Schwab, a professor at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, orders his hamburgers well-done. Before Kim Robien sets off on a trip, she...
Billboards linking Tinder to STDs are latest battleground in online dating wars

By Sarah Kaplan Washington Post
Oct 03, 2015 6:00 am - Just blocks away from the Tinder headquarters in Los Angeles, a large pink and purple billboard encapsulates much of what critics don't like about the dating app. Two pa...
Pink Lemonade 5K in Mount Prospect to raise cancer awareness

By Erin Hegarty
Oct 01, 2015 1:00 am - After Jill Swanson Peltier was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer and underwent chemotherapy, the Mount Prospect resident decided she wanted to help others going th...
U-46 high schools go pink for breast cancer awareness

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Oct 01, 2015 1:00 am - Larkin and South Elgin high schools are going pink this month to raise awareness about breast cancer. Events are planned throughout this month for Breast Cancer Awarenes...
JDRF walks to fight diabetes

Zeno Group submission
Sep 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Thousands of walkers committed to treating and curing Type 1 diabetes will head out into parks and forest preserves on Sunday, Oct. 4, in Chicago and the suburbs to rais...

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