Lifestyle
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Despite minimal risks so far, bird flu precautions wise for pets, cats especiallyFeb 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Bird flu, while mainly contracted by wild birds, can spread to pets, especially cats. Experts advise precautions like avoiding sick wildlife, not feeding raw food or unpasteurized milk and keeping pets indoors as much as possible.
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Aurora Boys and Girls Club to get $500,000 from feds to build clubhouseFeb 21, 2025 11:49 am - The Aurora Boys and Girls Club is slated to get $500,000 from the federal government toward building a clubhouse.
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Carolyn Hax: Husband wants to erase wife’s Indian roots after marriage
Feb 21, 2025 6:00 am - Woman thinks her husband placated her Indian background to marry her but now wants her to conform to his white Christian identity, making her question the marriage. Carolyn Hax says it’s time to ask why he changed.
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Stewards of local history: Preservation Partners seeks creative solutions to save historic structuresFeb 21, 2025 5:00 am - Education and creative solutions are needed when faced with the challenge of preserving historic structures, according to Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley, weighing in on the 1843 Judge Barry House in St. Charles and the blacksmith shop in Geneva.
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Is there a connection between prediabetes and pancreatic cancer?Feb 20, 2025 11:20 pm - About 80% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer have prediabetes or a recent diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes This can be scary for those recently diagnosed with blood sugar control issues.
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Supporting the mental health of children with heart conditionsFeb 20, 2025 10:47 pm - Whether a child is born with a heart disease, or develops a heart condition later in life, it can impact their social and emotional well-being. If your child has a heart condition, here are some tips to support their mental health and improve their overall well-being.
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How to appeal your health insurance denialFeb 20, 2025 9:59 pm - It’s estimated that about 20 percent of all health insurance claims were denied by insurers in 2024. You can appeal that decision, but many appeals are denied for administrative reasons. A patient advocate shares key steps to help you avoid that fate.
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Speed rules on private roads are enforceable, but it’s trickyFeb 20, 2025 5:32 pm - Is an association board responsible for enforcing a speed limit “rule” on their private roads, as they are supposed to enforce any other rules in the association? The answer can be complicated.
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A hospital president was doing a presentation. Minutes later, colleagues were saving his lifeFeb 20, 2025 12:58 pm - As president of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Eric Rhodes understands the fundamentals of healthy living, and he puts them into practice. He’s 44 yea...
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‘We don’t want to see people freaking out’: Giannoulias explains REAL ID rules to prevent May 7 deadline stampedeFeb 20, 2025 12:43 pm - With a May 7 deadline looming for travelers to produce REAL IDs before boarding domestic flights, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias issued advice Thursday to forestall confusion.