Health and Fitness
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Take these steps to eat healthy during the holiday seasonNov 19, 2016 6:30 am - With the holiday season approaching, it's a great time to review the most successful habits that can help keep you on track when you're surrounded by temptations from no...
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Holiday prep: A second of carelessness can lead to a lifetime of regretNov 19, 2016 6:30 am - Spending time in the kitchen this Thanksgiving? Putting up holiday lights? Clearing the front walk? It's that time of the year when people do a lot of reckless things to...
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Hookahs are not harmless, in spite of what teens may thinkNov 19, 2016 6:30 am - Q: You recently wrote about e-cigarettes not being safe for teens. What about hookahs? I don't completely understand what they are. Are they OK for my teen? I think he m...
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Holiday warning signs that your elderly loved one needs helpNov 19, 2016 6:30 am - When family members get together for the holidays, they may realize that things aren't the same as they used to be with their elderly relatives. "It is important to look...
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Doctors using virtual reality to treat patients with dementia
Nov 19, 2016 6:21 am - For most people, virtual reality's promise of transporting us to a different world in a heartbeat is a great novelty. But for those who cannot travel freely, it's a life...
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Drug combo reversed plaque buildup in heart patients' arteries
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Your health: Physical punishment use for kids declinesNov 19, 2016 6:00 am - Physical punishment use for kids declines A study in the December 2016 issue of Pediatrics investigated changes over time in parents' discipline strategies. Discipl...
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Blood cancer survivor paying it forward at blood drive in Lake BarringtonNov 19, 2016 12:00 am - A bone marrow donation helped Carter Bailey beat blood cancer two years ago and he has been paying it forward ever since. "Someone saved my life and now I want to give b...
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Barrington student hosts bone marrow registry driveNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - Carter Bailey, his family and LifeSource will host the Carter Strong Blood & Bone Marrow Registry Drive from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Barrington ...
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How parents of kids with ADHD can prepare to teacher conferencesNov 17, 2016 10:00 pm - Eleven percent (6 million) of school-aged children across the United States have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and for many parents, the first parent/t...