Health and Fitness
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‘It’s never too late’: How to improve your health at any age
Oct 08, 2025 5:47 pm - When Florene Shuber was around 82 years old, she noticed that sometimes she’d trip and fall. There was a small gym near where she lived, so she met with a trainer and started working out regularly. Shuber is 91 now and said she feels younger and stronger than she did 10 years ago.
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How to live to 117? Researchers find clues in the world’s oldest woman.
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From diagnosis to red carpet: City of Hope cancer survivors celebrate 5 years of lifeOct 08, 2025 4:05 pm - On Oct. 3, 358 cancer survivors celebrated five years since their diagnosis at City of Hope Cancer Center in Zion, including Charlene and Fely Kuhler, a family hit hard during the pandemic.
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Wheeling AMVETS hosting blood drive Oct. 18Oct 06, 2025 1:40 pm - Wheeling’s Amvets Post No. 66 will host a blood drive Saturday, Oct. 18.
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Flu shots available at Des Plaines Library Oct. 14Oct 06, 2025 1:23 pm - With fall around the corner, Democratic State Sen. Laura Murphy of Des Plaines is joining Ascension Holy Family to host a free flu vaccination event to ensure residents of the 28th District stay protected from sickness this flu season.
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Millennium Carillon to light up in green for PANS PANDAS Awareness DayOct 06, 2025 10:13 am - ASPIRE and 14 other advocacy organizations are launching a global LightUp4PANS campaign to illuminate over 219 landmarks in green to spotlight PANS and PANDAS, debilitating neuroimmune disorders affecting thousands worldwide.
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Now is the right time to get a flu vaccination
Oct 03, 2025 10:01 am - It’s time to get a flu vaccine, and pediatricians are urging people to get them after last winter, when the U.S. saw the most flu-related child deaths in 15 years.
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ heartthrob confronts ALS — and hopes to help others
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Patient advocate: Tips for resolving conflicts in the hospitalOct 03, 2025 8:40 am - There are few places more stressful than a hospital room. And where there’s stress, conflict almost always follows.
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Ask the doctors: GERD, sinus infections and ear fullness can be relatedOct 03, 2025 8:39 am - Even though they don’t seem connected, both sinus infections and GERD can have adverse effects on your hearing.