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Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

By JONEL ALECCIA
Oct 20, 2025 9:16 pm - A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.
‘Best thing in the world’: Hundreds receive free care at Heal Elgin clinic

By Steve Zalusky
Oct 19, 2025 6:45 pm - Patients came for free health care and left with priceless smiles during the Heal Elgin clinic Sunday at the Judson University Fitness Center in Elgin.
Out of grief, hope for others: Suicide prevention organizations work together to spur dialogue, reduce rates in schools

By Ryan Cole
Oct 19, 2025 9:03 am - In 2023, suicide was the second-leading cause of death of those between ages 10 and 34 in America. Larry and Mary Jo Butz of Hawthorn Woods know personally the impact of that statistic. Now, through Megan Butz Legacy of Hope and Elyssa’s Mission, they are working with schools to educate and identify at-risk students.
Special Strong inclusive gym services now available in several Western suburbs

Daily Herald report
Oct 18, 2025 2:45 pm - Special Strong, a specialty fitness provider for people with mental, physical and cognitive challenges, had a grand opening celebration Saturday in Elmhurst for its new franchise serving the Western suburbs.
The workers whose health care is most at stake in the government shutdown

By Peter Whoriskey
Oct 18, 2025 1:44 pm - They are restaurateurs and beauticians, landscapers and mediators, chiropractors and funeral directors. They are freelancers, contractors and gig workers. And they now find themselves stuck in the middle of the political battle that has shut down the government.
Should you brush your teeth before or after breakfast?

By Lindsey Bever
Oct 17, 2025 8:30 am - Brushing before or after breakfast is a personal choice. And while there are advantages to doing both, in general, brushing after any meal is a good idea.
What happens when you roll your shoulders?

By Teddy Amenabar
Oct 17, 2025 8:28 am - We roll our shoulders and stretch our backs because it feels relaxing, maybe even rejuvenating. In healthy adults, the stretch leads to a quick drop in blood pressure, researchers have found. And the body’s reaction to the movement may explain why we feel calmer after we stretch.
In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians most

By Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein, Scott Clement
Oct 17, 2025 8:27 am - As one of the few pediatricians in town, Dr. Nola Jean Ernest was used to fielding questions about vaccine ingredients. But even this was a new one: Could heavy metals in a hepatitis B shot give a 2-month-old boy autism? His parents saw videos on TikTok falsely claiming they could.
Ask the doctors: ‘Instrumented’ mouthguard indicates dangerous hits to the head

By Drs. Eve Glazier and Elizabeth Ko
Oct 17, 2025 8:25 am - An international women's rugby tournament will be introducing the use of an "instrumented" mouthguard that can calibrate the force with which a player is tackled. If that force is powerful enough to cause a head injury, it will trigger a flashing red light within the mouthguard to alert the coaching staff that the player should be medically evaluated.
Patient advocate: Don’t throw away your shot

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
Oct 17, 2025 8:25 am - Americans’ trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been tested in the past. While some applaud the current CDC leadership for cutting back on vaccine recommendations, the medical community is expressing alarm that we may see a resurgence of diseases thought defeated, like measles.

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