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Wheaton teen eager to return to the running trail after hip arthroscopy
Nov 17, 2019 7:00 AM - Hesitant at first to join her family's affinity for distance running, 16-year old Emma Dixon of Wheaton was soon hooked. However, a painful hip threatened to derail her newfound passion. Following arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Dixon is eager to get back out on the running trail. -
Two missing gut microbes could influence mental health
Nov 17, 2019 7:00 AM - Recognition of the link between emotions and the gut is so ancient, it's been hard-wired into our language. There's a gut feeling, going with your gut, butterflies in your stomach and a sinking feeling. New research seems to support this connection. -
How to live a full life with early Alzheimer's
Nov 17, 2019 7:00 AM - Once that dreaded word -- Alzheimer's -- is uttered about you by a physician, it is time to take immediate action. -
How to avoid overeating during the holidays
Nov 17, 2019 6:00 AM - With the holiday season quickly approaching, it's a great time to review the most successful habits that can help you stay healthy even when you're surrounded by temptations from now through New Year's. Regardless of what style of eating you consider healthy -- keto, vegan, paleo -- those who have mastered their dietary health share the following common practices. And you should too.
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Know the symptoms of diabetes in your child
Nov 16, 2019 7:00 AM - Early detection of diabetes in children is important. Much of the danger of the disease is that it can often go undiagnosed until damage is done, as the symptoms for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are subtle and can be easily overlooked. -
Grief: Uh oh, another estate sale
Nov 16, 2019 7:00 AM - I had "sworn off" estate sales -- because I always find and buy items I like and can use, but do not really need. However, going to estate sales are a type of a hobby. And hobbies help us stay curious, cheer us, allow us to enjoy the day and not be so sad.
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Memory Cafe group supports one another
Nov 16, 2019 7:00 AM - Memory Cafe Fox Valley is in its fourth year of meeting at the Batavia Public Library on the fourth Wednesday morning of each month. It was begun by former Geneva alderman Sam Hill who found himself in the early stages of memory loss. -
Early dementia signs vs. plain old aging
Nov 15, 2019 6:00 AM - Sticking your head in the sand and ignoring the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease helps no one -- certainly not the person afflicted. -
North Aurora man's T-shirt spells out need for kidney donation
Nov 14, 2019 2:14 PM - Printed on Clyde Alho's T-shirt is a simple plea, "I need a kidney." Below that is his phone number. Every day, he hopes someone will call.
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Counting down to Arlington Hts. rec center reopening
Nov 14, 2019 12:10 PM - Arlington Heights residents looking to escape from the early onset of winter are less than two months away from swimming a few laps and shooting some hoops inside the park district's refurbished recreation center.
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