Health and Fitness
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Four tips for unwinding over winter breakDec 18, 2021 6:00 am - The holidays are often a time of celebration, family and fun, but they also can be a period of extreme stress for you and your youngsters. Getting your kids to relax a b...
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Ketosis, ketoacidosis sound similar, but not the sameDec 18, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I mentioned to a friend that I'm starting a low-carb diet that puts your body into ketosis. She said not to because ketosis is one of the dangerous complications that...
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Red hats spark many wonderful Christmas memoriesDec 18, 2021 5:00 am - By Susan Anderson-Khleif Recently I was at D.C. Cobb's for their delicious Friday fish fry lunch. There was this wonderful group of women there in red hats and purple ou...
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Facts Matter: Illness attributed to vaccine is made upDec 18, 2021 4:30 am - The COVID-19 vaccines, posts on Twitter and Reddit claim, can cause a new illness named vaccine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or VAIDS. “(The condition is) similar...
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Constable: Arlington Heights man's early dementia diagnosis spurs wonderful adventuresDec 18, 2021 12:00 am - Before Brian Gaughan starts talking about his younger-onset dementia, the diagnosis beats him to it. "Part of this disease, the way it affects me, is I will think of som...
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State omicron cases at 16: Cook County urges businesses to require vaccinated or tested patronsDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - With 16 cases of the highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 diagnosed in Illinois and infections rising, Cook County officials Friday urged precautions such as va...
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Pritzker signs law to end abortion notice requirement in Illinois
Dec 17, 2021 12:00 am - An earlier version of this report erroneously said the new law would take effect in 2024. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law on Friday that ends parental notification,...
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Vets can get flu shots or enrollment help Friday in ElginDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital's Community Outreach Team will offer flu vaccinations and blood pressure checks and enroll interested veterans into VA health care on Friday...
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FDA lifts in-person restrictions on abortion pill, allowing mail orders
Dec 16, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday permanently loosened several key restrictions on abortion pills, including a long-standing requirement tha...
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New law provides midwives with a path to state license