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Ask the doctors: The differences between acute and chronic inflammation

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Feb 06, 2026 9:00 am - Throughout the day (and our lives, really), inflammation goes a long way to keep us healthy. What is often missing from these discussions, though, is the dual nature of this process. The truth is that inflammation can be either beneficial or harmful. The deciding factors are how long it lasts and how closely it is regulated.
Children’s health: Keep your kids active, even in frigid weather

By Ascension Illinois
Feb 06, 2026 8:58 am - As you and your family limit your outdoor exposure when the temperature drops, it is still important to include exercise and physical activity into your regular routine for kids.
Patient advocate: Valentine’s Day gifts that really matter

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
Feb 06, 2026 8:57 am - Here are some Valentine’s Day ideas that cost nothing, and may well be more meaningful than candy, flowers or sappy cards. Have a heart, and try one of these “gifts” for yourself or a loved one.
Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted drugs

By ALI SWENSON
Feb 05, 2026 6:43 pm - The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate at a time when health care and the cost of living are growing concerns for Americans.
Companies can now claim ‘no artificial colors’ if they add plant-based color to food

By JONEL ALECCIA
Feb 05, 2026 3:23 pm - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors. The agency announced Thursday that food labels may claim to have “no artificial colors” when they are free of petroleum-based dyes.
Pandemic disruptions to health care worsened cancer survival, study suggests

By MIKE STOBBE
Feb 05, 2026 3:20 pm - During the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts worried that disruptions to cancer diagnosis and treatment would cost lives. A new study suggests they were right.
These boomers tried caring for parents. Now they’re tidying up to spare their kids.

By Shannon Najmabadi
Feb 03, 2026 7:16 pm - Baby boomers and Gen Xers are decluttering their houses, sifting through paperwork and making other end-of-life plans in growing numbers, older adults, elder law attorneys and financial planners say.
Preferred route for Lake-Cook bike path topic of open house meeting

Daily Herald report
Jan 30, 2026 3:26 pm - The preferred alternative to close a bike path gap along Lake-Cook Road will be available for public viewing and input from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 at West Ridge Center, 636 Ridge Road, Highland Park.
Elk Grove Village hosts blood drive Feb. 7

Daily Herald report
Jan 30, 2026 9:54 am - Elk Grove Village will host a community blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at village hall, 901 Wellington Ave.
States of slumber: Sleep-tracking devices have their limitations

By R.J. RICO and EMILIE MEGNIEN
Jan 30, 2026 7:59 am - Your watch says you had three hours of deep sleep. Should you believe it? Millions of people rely on phone apps and wearable devices like rings, smartwatches and sensors to monitor how well they're sleeping, but these trackers don’t necessarily measure sleep directly.

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