Health and Fitness
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Scientists explore potential connection between diabetes and COVID-19
Mar 20, 2022 7:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. - When their 11-year-old son started losing weight and drinking lots of water, Tabitha and Bryan Balcitis chalked it up to a growth spurt and advice fr...
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Older adults are more susceptible to hypothermiaMar 20, 2022 7:00 am - Q: Is it true it's dangerous for older adults to spend time outside in cold weather? Why would that be? I'm 73 years old and have enjoyed cross-country skiing this winte...
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Basking in the sunshine as the days grow longerMar 19, 2022 7:30 am - There is a reason why our cats and dogs bask in sunbeams coming through the window on cool days. Simply, it makes them feel better. Well, I think this is true for many p...
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What to consider when deciding if your child should wear a maskMar 19, 2022 7:00 am - New COVID-19 guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines when communities and families should wear face masks. Even in areas where mask guideli...
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Along for the ride: Shake off winter doldrums with bike paths featuring colorful murals, sculpturesMar 18, 2022 6:00 am - Winter's dull grays getting you down? Colorfully scenic rides don't have to wait for spring's splashy palette. More bike routes than I imagined retain an energizing, vis...
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Bell Works in Hoffman Estates adds Barrington gym as tenantMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - Personal trainer Gina Kaiser of Barrington will be relocating her 2-year-old It Gym from her hometown to Bell Works Chicagoland in the redeveloped former AT&T headquarte...
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Brick by brick: Wauconda man collects Lego sets for area hospitals so kids can just be kidsMar 17, 2022 6:00 am - Adam Petraglia has always loved Legos. He would spend hours in his Lake Zurich basement as a boy letting his imagination run wild. “Legos are a toy I am very passionate ...
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'I'm so blessed': Former Lake County leader receives lifesaving kidney donationMar 16, 2022 1:00 am - After more than a year of searching and a record number of potential donors, longtime Lake County leader and public servant Bonnie Thomson Carter has received a new kidn...
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Nurses rally for higher staffing requirement at hospitalsMar 15, 2022 1:00 am - Nurses from around the suburbs and Chicago rallied Tuesday outside the headquarters of a nonprofit group that accredits health care organizations to call for increased s...
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'We have found it in everything': Fentanyl linked to more overdose deaths in the suburbsMar 14, 2022 5:00 am - DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen began noticing an ominous shift in the opioid crisis in 2015. Heroin mixed with fentanyl - a far more lethal synthetic opioid - k...