Health & Fitness
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Family fitness night set for Jan. 25 in Vernon HillsJan 20, 2019 4:17 PM - A Family Fun & Fitness Night for Hawthorn District 73 schools and community will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at the Townline School gym, 810 Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills.
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New law requires hospitals to publish price lists
Jan 20, 2019 7:27 AM - Good news, consumer: your healthcare just got a little more transparent. As of the first of the year, hospitals are now required by federal law to publish prices online for all the medical services that they provide. Furthermore, they must make them available in a format that you can easily download to PCs and other devices. -
Soothing tones: Music therapy may help ease anxiety of mothers-to-be
Jan 20, 2019 7:26 AM - Before she became a mother, Elizabeth Larsen, 42, of Huntley endured four miscarriages. The losses were devastating and complicated her feelings about her future pregnancies. Looking for ways to soothe her anxiety, her yoga teacher recommended music therapy. Larsen tried it and loved it.
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The effects of chronic stress can damage your body
Jan 19, 2019 7:30 AM - The effects of chronic stress damages all bodily organs. It is a significant risk factor for all illnesses including heart disease, diabetes, depression, irritable bowel and Alzheimer's disease. -
The pros and cons of weighing yourself every day
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 AM - This is the year you've vowed to lose weight. You step on the scale to mark the starting point toward your goal. Now how often should you hop back on to check your progress? -
Reunions provide an anchor to the past
Jan 19, 2019 7:30 AM - There are many sustaining events to help a person manage long-term grief, and one is "the reunion."
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Forget to take your medication? A new digital pill will alert you -- and your doctor.
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Rocking beds and pillows that nudge when you snore: Tech wants into your bed
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Sign up now for Geneva Park District's Super Shuffle 5K
Jan 18, 2019 10:17 PM - Registration is now open for the Geneva Park District's annual Super Shuffle 5K being held on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3, at Geneva Middle School South. If you sign up by Sunday, Jan. 20, the cost is $34. -
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital opens new advanced heart failure center
Jan 17, 2019 7:53 PM - Patients with advanced heart failure can no longer be managed using medicines alone. However, these patients are not out of treatment options. The new Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure Center at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., is a coordinated effort with Northwestern Memorial Hospital to provide cutting-edge therapy for heart failure while keeping patients close to home.
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