Health & Fitness
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Eye-tracking tests may help diagnose Alzheimer's disease
Jul 11, 2020 6:00 AM - Although researchers continue their search for a single and definitive diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease, they haven't reached that goal at this time. However, they continue to make advances in the field, including recent studies that suggest impaired eye movement may be a predictive symptom in some cases. -
Communing with nature and Thoreau-like isolation
Jul 11, 2020 6:00 AM - When my husband Baheej and I lived in Massachusetts, we used to go swimming in Walden Pond. It is the real Walden Pond immortalized in Henry David Thoreau's writing about communing with nature.
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How to make the most of telehealth visits
Jul 11, 2020 7:00 AM - Virtual doctors' visits have become commonplace in the wake of COVID-19. So, how can you prepare? These steps will help you make the most of your virtual appointment. -
Why We Walk: 'Strike Out ALS' with Les Turner's virtual 5K or 1-mile
Jul 9, 2020 9:55 AM - The Les Turner ALS Foundation has hosted the Strike Out ALS 5K and 1 Mile Run, Walk & Roll since 2010. While previously always held at Guaranteed Rate Field, this year's event will be virtual. -
Why We Walk for ALS: 'He remains positive and continually inspires all of us'
Jul 9, 2020 6:00 AM - Kristen Stott talks about her dad, Hugh's, struggle with ALS. Hugh Stott, spent more than 40 years in the fire services field before retiring in June of 2019 as Deputy Chief of the West Chicago Fire Protection District. Kristen and other family and friends will participate in the Les Turner Foundation's virtual Strike Out ALS 5K and 1 Mile Run, Walk & Roll July 16. -
Why We Walk for ALS: 'She truly lived life to the fullest'
Jul 9, 2020 6:00 AM - Judy Carter shares the story of her cousin Eileen Frederick, who died in 2017 after a five-year battle against ALS. Carter and her family will take part in the Les Turner Foundation's virtual Strike Out ALS 5K and 1 Mile Run, Walk & Roll July 16 in honor of Eileen. -
Lake Zurich District 95 suspends all sports camps after athletes test positive for COVID-19
Jul 9, 2020 6:38 AM - All Lake Zurich District 95 sports camps have been suspended -- and its participants urged to quarantine -- after "a number of families" reported that students who participated have tested positive for COVID-19. -
Walgreens dives into primary care with clinic expansion
Jul 9, 2020 6:37 AM - Walgreens will squeeze primary care clinics into as many as 700 of its U.S. stores over the next few years in a major expansion of the care it offers customers. -
DuPage County Health Department supports safe travel recommendationsJul 8, 2020 6:43 PM - The DuPage County Health Department recently announced its support for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's updated guidance to provide additional measures to be taken to reduce the risk of spreading the COVID-19 virus following domestic travel.
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Register for NAMI's First Free Virtual National Convention
Jul 8, 2020 8:31 AM - We are excited to announce that our first-ever free virtual convention, NAMICon 2020, is taking place July 13--14 and registration is now open.
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