Health and Fitness
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Children’s health: Get ahead of seasonal ‘fall back’ to keep kids healthyOct 17, 2025 8:23 am - Daylight Saving Time will soon end for 2025, sparking the unofficial start of fall and winter and making it more difficult to drag ourselves out of bed. This can be even more difficult for children.
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Working it out: Brothers start gym in basement, now have growing business in Huntley
Oct 14, 2025 10:45 am - Two Huntley-area brothers, Anthony and DJ Yatos, began lifting weights in their basement about a decade ago. Years on from those humble beginnings, the brothers recently have expanded their Warhouse Barbell workout center in Huntley, and they’re planning to grow their space yet again.
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Are people happy? One man has been asking, and this is what he learned
Oct 11, 2025 1:44 pm - Five years ago, filmmaker Atdhe Trepca quit his job and drove across the country with a camera, asking strangers if they were happy.People seemed surprised by his question, but most answered earnestly.
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Cold-water immersion offers both health benefits — and risks
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Hip pain as a teen leads to life-threatening diagnosis
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Children’s health: Simple steps to prevent kids from chokingOct 10, 2025 8:33 am - For many parents, the thought of their child choking is a quiet but constant fear. Pediatricians say that infants and toddlers are especially vulnerable because they are still learning how to chew and swallow safely.
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Ask the doctors: Floaters in the eye are normal part of agingOct 10, 2025 8:31 am - The term "floaters" refers to the bits of cellular debris that can accumulate in a certain part of the eye. Eye floaters can develop at any age. However, they typically begin around age 40 and become more common as we grow older.
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‘It’s never too late’: How to improve your health at any age
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How to live to 117? Researchers find clues in the world’s oldest woman.
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From diagnosis to red carpet: City of Hope cancer survivors celebrate 5 years of lifeOct 08, 2025 4:05 pm - On Oct. 3, 358 cancer survivors celebrated five years since their diagnosis at City of Hope Cancer Center in Zion, including Charlene and Fely Kuhler, a family hit hard during the pandemic.