Health and Fitness
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Tips for managing holiday stressNov 28, 2024 12:59 am - Parents may be feeling the stress of the holiday season setting in. But they may not realize that their children are also feeling an increase in stress.
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Cheesy holiday traditions that are good for youNov 28, 2024 12:42 am - They might be cheesy, but here are some traditions that might elevate your mood and help you savor the holidays.
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Exercising to lose weight? Science says it rarely works.
Nov 27, 2024 11:55 pm - With calories and weight control becoming top-of-mind topics as we enter the holiday season, what does the latest science say about our metabolisms. Can you increase it with exercise? Do men have a higher metabolism than women? Can we boost our metabolism? The answers may surprise you.
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Homebound seniors with health problems often have trouble getting care
Nov 27, 2024 11:33 pm - Almost 40 percent of homebound seniors live by themselves. That makes getting the right medical care, at the right time, challenging.
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Robotic shorts could help people walk farther. Yes, robotic shorts.
Nov 27, 2024 11:17 pm - Scientists have developed robotic pants that help people expend less energy while walking. The “soft robotic shorts” could improve mobility and independence in older adults and frail people.
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Even with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don’t lose weight
Nov 27, 2024 11:04 pm - Turns out what seem like miracle weight loss drugs don’t work for up to 1 in 5 patients, referred to as “nonresponders.” What does this mean for the flurry of new medicines coming to the market?
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Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy
Nov 27, 2024 1:57 pm - President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team of medical contrarians and health care critics to fulfill an agenda aimed at remaking how the federal government oversees medicines, health programs and nutrition.
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Whooping cough surging in Kane County
Nov 26, 2024 8:03 pm - After dropping to zero cases in 2021 and notching just 16 in 2023, Whooping cough has surged this year in Kane County, with 92 cases on record so far.
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Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
Nov 26, 2024 9:32 am - Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning.
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Elgin’s St. Hugh of Lincoln to host blood drive Dec. 5Nov 25, 2024 8:02 pm - St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin is once again partnering with Versiti Blood Center to host a community blood drive on Thursday, Dec. 5.