Health and Fitness
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Coach: New Glenview fitness franchise focuses on benefits of stretchingJan 31, 2023 10:00 pm - After talking to Ben Smith, the energetic and enthusiastic owner of Glenview's Stretch Zone, I felt like he was aiming the pitch of his new location directly at me. Firs...
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Tests, health care, student loans: What happens in Illinois and U.S. when COVID-19 emergency ends
Jan 31, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage,...
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The Sound Center launches video series for people with Parkinson's diseaseJan 30, 2023 10:00 pm - The Sound Center in Oak Brook recently released of a new video series for people with Parkinson's disease. Do you or a loved one have Parkinson's disease? Do you want to...
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Sherman Hospital ER manager named Advocate Health Care's Nurse Leader of the YearJan 30, 2023 4:30 am - When Daniel Haslett started as an emergency room nurse, he knew he was where he wanted to be. “ER nurses, they walk into people's lives at the worst possible time for th...
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'Phenomenal change': How Central DuPage Hospital is reshaping downtown WinfieldJan 30, 2023 4:30 am - Five years ago, a block of downtown Winfield needed an economic shot in the arm. Two abandoned homes, an old service station and a parking lot had fallen into disrepair ...
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Freezing eggs one way to preserve fertility after cancerJan 29, 2023 6:00 am - Q: My sister was diagnosed with cancer, and her doctors say she should consider freezing her eggs. It's not definite that the treatment will affect her ability to get pr...
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What you need to know to manage diabetes in children and adolescentsJan 28, 2023 10:00 pm - Diabetes is a demanding disease. And while it can be difficult for an adult to manage, parents of children with diabetes experience an even more daunting task. The typic...
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Let's give a big hand for effective CPRJan 28, 2023 6:00 am - When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, just 24 years of age, collapsed after receiving a hit to the chest during a football game Jan. 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals, ...
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The past few years should make us aware of the many sources of griefJan 28, 2023 5:00 am - Recently, a perceptive reader wrote to me about grief caused by prolonged separation from friends and family due to COVID-19. She's still being very cautious, so she's s...
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'An inspiration to us all': 90-year old Crystal Lake man still runs 3 miles a day
Jan 27, 2023 4:30 am - George Diedrichs wakes up every morning, laces up his running shoes and heads out on a mission. Around 7:30 a.m., Diedrichs heads west on Barlina Road in Crystal Lake to...