Health and Fitness
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'An amazing blessing': 8-year-old paralyzed in Highland Park shooting returns homeSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - Cooper Roberts is home again. The 8-year-old, paralyzed from the waist down in the Highland Park July Fourth parade shooting, spent more than two months recovering at Co...
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Virtual exercises, real motivation: How a suburban hospital uses VR for stroke rehabSep 21, 2022 5:30 am - David Gerfen slips on a headset and finds himself in a food truck, tasked with assembling a cheese-and-tomato sandwich to order. Transported to another virtual environme...
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Schaumburg Township to host Community Resource Festival on SaturdaySep 21, 2022 1:00 am - Schaumburg Township's Disability Services Department will host a free Community Resource Festival from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at 1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates....
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Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital celebrates 50 yearsSep 19, 2022 11:00 pm - In 1972, Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital admitted its first patient as a rehabilitation hospital. Over the past 50 years, Marianjoy has continue...
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Meet Corey the Corsair, the therapy dog providing year-round comfort to Carmel studentsSep 19, 2022 5:30 am - It's not uncommon these days for suburban students to find comfort during stressful times such as exams from trained therapy dogs. More unusual is the situation at Carme...
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Frequently asked questions about childhood immunizationSep 18, 2022 7:00 am - As kids head back to school and with the COVID-19 vaccine becoming available to the youngest age group thus far this summer, conversations around vaccines and immunizati...
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Drinking beer can boost microbial diversitySep 18, 2022 7:00 am - Q: I enjoy staying current on research into the gut microbiome. But I have to say, the new information I've been reading - that drinking beer is good for your gut - soun...
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How rewards help recovery from addictionSep 18, 2022 6:00 am - Harold Lewis has been fighting drug addiction for years, but only recently started thinking recovery could be fun. The 59-year-old former cook earned small prizes - cand...
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When seniors fall, it's dangerous. What to do about it.Sep 17, 2022 7:00 am - Have you ever fallen? You're in good company. One in four older adults age 65 and older falls each year; that's about 36 million falls annually in the U.S., resulting in...
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A mouse's motor home proves kindness still aboundsSep 17, 2022 6:00 am - I had a mouse in my motor. Not just a mouse but a whole large mouse nest, and a critter who chewed through the electrical wires, totally disabling the car! The final dee...