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Libertyville chiropractor offers timely wellness tips
Apr 3, 2020 7:40 PM - Libertyville chiropractor Jordan Leasure of North Shore Pro-Active Health has been invited to address numerous chiropractic and functional medicine topics before a range of groups, as well as on air. She is available to discuss boosting the body's immune-system responses and maintaining wellness in a time of stress. -
Does wearing makeshift masks help, work? We asked a Central DuPage doctor.
Apr 3, 2020 7:15 PM - Can a store-bought or homemade mask save us from catching COVID-19? We asked Dr. Douglas Ambler, who is medical director of quality for Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group and an internal medicine physician at Central DuPage Hospital. -
Conant teachers use 3-D technology to make PPE
Apr 3, 2020 11:26 AM - Teachers from Conant High School in Hoffman Estates have been using 3-D printers to make masks and shields for local health care professionals. -
Palatine man offers free use of RV to medical worker
Apr 3, 2020 6:50 AM - Palatine resident Ryan Gable says he's willing to donate use of his recreational vehicle to a Northwest suburban medical professional who is concerned about spreading COVID-19 at home after treating patients on the job. -
How to manage stress during the coronavirus pandemic
Apr 2, 2020 8:23 AM - With the legalization of cannabis in Illinois, it may be tempting to turn to marijuana -- as well as tobacco and alcohol -- as a way to manage anxiety during the coronavirus pandemic. -
FDA wants heartburn meds Zantac off the market due to contamination
Apr 1, 2020 12:58 PM - U.S. health regulators are telling drugmakers to immediately pull their popular heartburn drugs off the market after determining that a contamination issue with the medications poses a greater risk than previously thought. -
Where to find county-by-county and maybe even suburb-by-suburb COVID-19 data
Apr 1, 2020 6:38 PM - If you'd like to see a breakdown of the number of reported COVID-19 cases county by county and, in some cases, even town by town, a state website and area counties' websites are offering it. -
Watch: Fittest Loser contestant gets some help working out from home
Mar 31, 2020 5:41 PM - With the help of his 16-year old son Kevin, Neil Madden is staying the course in the Daily Herald Fittest Loser competition. Well, sort of. -
Extroverts (and introverts, too) face quarantine challenges
Mar 31, 2020 3:40 PM - Within days, Vicktery Zimmerman had figured out how to connect with friends and family even as she and her husband shelter in place at their Chicago home.
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Can you get coronavirus from mail or Amazon deliveries? It's very unlikely, experts say
Mar 31, 2020 6:40 AM - With COVID-19 able to survive on some surfaces for days, is the mail, Amazon packages and even daily newspaper safe to handle?
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