Health and Fitness
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I’m an oncologist. Here’s what I advised my mom after her cancer diagnosis.
May 31, 2024 12:24 am - An oncologist shares his plan for how to proceed after a cancer diagnosis. It’s what he would — and did — tell his mother to do.
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Blood donors are everyday heroesMay 31, 2024 12:04 am - Blood donors are still needed, and on a regular basis, to ensure blood will be available when it’s needed.
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Ask the doctors: The power of placeboMay 30, 2024 11:34 pm - Placebo response is a powerful example of the mind-body connection, and we are still trying to learn how it works.
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Ask the doctors: Weight training in old age can be beneficialMay 30, 2024 11:14 pm - Starting a weight-lifting program in your 80s used to be considered too risky, but a new study shows the gains may be substantial.
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Healing Light Wellness Center and the revolution of healing with Energy Enhancement SystemMay 30, 2024 9:27 am - Liya Tsipis is a visionary entrepreneur and the proud owner of a premier wellness center located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois called Healing Light Wellness Center.
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Bhorade Cancer Center to host ‘Celebration of Life’ June 7May 29, 2024 3:13 pm - The Bhorade Cancer Center at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is hosting a “Celebration of Life” on June 7 as part of the the 37th annual National Cancer Survivors Day.
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Signaling your approach: Bicycle safety should rank top-of-mind for all ridersMay 28, 2024 6:08 am - With warmer weather and more cyclists hitting the roadways, safety should rank top-of-mind for anyone sharing traffic with vehicles of greater mass and speed.
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Why gardening can grow your mental well-being and cultivate friends
May 26, 2024 9:30 am - Looking for a simple change that can improve your physical, mental and emotional health? Try gardening.
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Hi Infidelity singer Dave Mikulskis rolls with the changes to fight Parkinson’sMay 26, 2024 9:26 am - Dave Mikulskis and Sammy Hagar both will tell you there’s only one way to rock. Since Mikulskis’ 2018 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, the high-tenor vocalist of the popular cover band Hi Infidelity continues to lash into 1980s classics with the vigor and range he has always had.
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Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths
May 26, 2024 6:00 am - Fentanyl, a pervasive killer in America’s illicit drug supply, is increasingly landing in the hands of teens across the region and nation, worrying providers who say treatment options for youth are limited.