Health and Fitness
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Ask the doctors: Damaged nerves delay digestion, causing gastroparesisApr 12, 2024 4:35 am - Treatment of gastroparesis, which can cause belching, gas, bloating, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, heartburn and pain, can include diet changes.
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What parents need to know about climate change and children’s healthApr 12, 2024 4:13 am - When we talk with parents about what's good for their kids, part of our job is connecting the dots between our changing climate and their children’s health.
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Are walking pads worth it? Why I’m never leaving my desk treadmill.Apr 11, 2024 6:15 am - Walking pads may help with mood and stress in the workplace, and some people credit their walking pads with improvements to their health, productivity or happiness.
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Stressed or sad? Four ways to cope with difficult emotions
Apr 11, 2024 6:00 am - Knowing how to handle emotions can improve our mental health. But many of us are not taught these skills.
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How flotation therapy may help your mental health
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Spring cleaning: Volunteers pick up trash on miles of area bike trailsApr 10, 2024 12:01 pm - Bike Palatine Club vice president Kevin Keehn often wondered who picked up all the roadside trash after a long winter. That question led him on a personal mission of picking up litter along Northwest suburban roads/trails where he annually cycles a couple thousand miles.
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Biden administration imposes first-ever national drinking water limits on toxic PFAS
Apr 10, 2024 8:06 am - The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the...
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Eye doctors weigh in on post-eclipse eye damageApr 09, 2024 7:46 pm - As crowds looked to the heavens during Monday’s eclipse that reached near totality in the suburbs, solar eclipse glasses — designed both to protect the eyes and to help t...
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Warm winter kick-started allergy season, giving a preview of what’s to comeApr 09, 2024 6:15 pm - Every weekday around 7 a.m., Dr. Rachna Shah heads to the roof of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park to collect a microscope slide full of pollen. As an allergist...
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Kane County Health Department applauds Aurora Farmers Market for policy restricting vapingApr 09, 2024 1:36 pm - On Jan. 1, e-cigarette devices were added to the Smoke Free Illinois Act, which means in addition to smoking, vaping is now banned in public places and outside public pla...