Health and Fitness
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Sandwich generation worried about own long-term care
Jul 27, 2015 5:45 am - WASHINGTON - Caught between kids and aging parents, the sandwich generation worries more than most Americans their age about how they'll afford their own care as they gr...
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Your health: Should men be concerned about belly fat?Jul 27, 2015 5:30 am - Fighting off that beer belly It's summer, you've been drinking more than normal with the guys, and you're noticing your girth is growing … could you be developing a...
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As state fiddles, developmentally disabled are waitingJul 27, 2015 5:00 am - My son, Bryan, is a happy, loving, hard-working, soon-to-be 17-year-old with moderate to severe autism, who attends a NSSEO school in Palatine. In the two years he has b...
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Get help to quit smoking in Lake CountyJul 26, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Advocate Condell Me...
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PBS sketches the science of running
Jul 25, 2015 6:32 am - So how, exactly, are you running wrong? And what happens in your muscles when you hit "the wall" during the marathon? And is using a Fitbit turning you into the Quantifi...
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How landmark Americans with Disabilities Act changed 3 livesJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act 25 years ago on Sunday expanded opportunities and accessibility for millions of people with disabilities. These three ...
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Healthy aging programJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - The Alzheimer's Association, Greater Illinois Chapter's educational program Healthy Habits for a Healthier You is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, at the Waukegan Tow...
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West Nile virus found in Lake CountyJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - A mosquito carrying West Nile virus has been found for the first time this summer in Lake County, the Lake County Health Department reported Thursday. The insect was fou...
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A good day to give bloodJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - College of Lake County students and faculty did their part of help those with medical needs Wednesday by participating in a blood drive at the Grayslake campus. Accordi...
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Hoffman Estates back-to-school physicalsJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - There are still appointments available for school-age children to receive physicals at the village of Hoffman Estates Department of Health and Human Services Back-to-Sch...