Health and Fitness
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How technology is changing today's health careMay 14, 2023 7:00 am - The history of health care technology starts with Rene Laënnec, a French physician. For centuries, doctors listened to patients' hearts by putting their ear to the chest...
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Ringing in ear has no easy solutionsMay 13, 2023 7:00 am - Q: I am a woman in my 80s and have been in pretty good health. However, I now have ringing in my ears that drives me crazy. I've tried drugstore pills and drops and a so...
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How to help when you believe a child is engaging in self-harmMay 13, 2023 7:00 am - If the child you love is hurting so badly they're harming themselves, you probably feel the pain, too. Self-harm - sometimes called self-injury, self-mutilation or self-...
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Early in bereavement, you may be bombarded with unwanted financial decisionsMay 13, 2023 6:00 am - Figuring out and managing finances when bereaved is a very tricky and a many-headed problem for most people, one way or another. There are many ways this is so, with man...
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New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can give blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex under updated federal health guidelines that focus o...
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Battle of a lifetime: How community is getting behind Fremd basketball coach who is fighting brain cancerMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - What started out as a simple trip to the emergency room, if there is such a thing, has turned into the challenge of a lifetime for Dave and Kathy Yates and their family....
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Bloomingdale to host its first WellnessFusion FestMay 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce and Stratford Crossing Shopping Center is hosting its first WellnessFusion Fest on Saturday, May 20. The fest will be from 11 a.m. ...
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Measure banning vaping inside public places clears General Assembly
May 11, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure that would ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public buildings in Illinois needs only a signature from Gov. J.B. Pritzker to become law aft...
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Every nurse is a patient advocateMay 10, 2023 11:00 pm - We should appreciate our nurses throughout the year, but we take time especially in May to recognize them during National Nurses Month. This year's theme is "You Make a ...
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Nurses, health care workers take spotlight during recognition weekMay 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Never have nursing professionals been more highly valued than since the COVID-19 pandemic brought their challenging and vital work to the public consciousness. So Nation...