Health and Fitness
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A pluck here, a trim there: What happens to your hair when you cut it?
Sep 26, 2025 11:24 am - Shaving will not make sparse facial hair grow into a thick beard, or armpit or leg hair become darker and coarse. Trims will not make scalp hair grow faster. Yet these myths, which have been dispelled by science since at least the 1920s, persist.
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Study shows single exercise session may slow cancer cell growth
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Children’s Health: How parents can help kids cope with new cellphone policies at schoolSep 26, 2025 11:23 am - Does your child or teen's school have a new phone policy starting this year? Some schools now ask students to put phones away from the start of classes through dismissal. New school phone policies like these can mean some adjustments for both students and parents.
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Ask the doctors: Diarrhea is common side effect after colon surgerySep 26, 2025 11:23 am - The colon is more than a simple tube. It's a complex and finely calibrated organ that requires precise coordination between many systems. More than 100 million neurons oversee digestion, absorption and movement. Then there are trillions of microbes that make up the gut microbiome.
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Monopoly, anyone?: Playing a board game may reduce your risk of dementia
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Don’t hesitate to be screened for depressionSep 26, 2025 11:22 am - Depression is more than feeling sad or having a bad day. It can be a symptom of an undiagnosed mental illness or even a physical disorder. October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, a good time to understand what it means to be screened for depression or another emerging mental illness.
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Vernon Hills girl’s fight with cancer inspires Lilley’s Beanies of Bravery
Sep 26, 2025 10:08 am - When 7-year-old Lilley Sloniker lost her hair during leukemia treatment, hats became her armor. Her goal is to collect 700 hats for children dealing with cancer during a fundraiser Sunday at Deerpath Park in Vernon Hills.
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Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma, has a vital message for caregivers
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Why Illinois is issuing separate COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for fallSep 24, 2025 5:32 pm - Illinois widens approvals for COVID-19 shots, says CDC foments “confusion and uncertainty.”
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‘Nightmare bacteria’ cases are increasing in the US
Sep 24, 2025 3:45 pm - Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists.