Articles filed under Health
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KidsMatter’s Empower Gala to feature actress, mental health advocate Mariel HemingwaySep 26, 2025 8:14 pm - KidsMatter, Naperville’s youth-oriented organization, is hosting its 2025 Empower Gala with the theme, “Dream. Believe. Become” on Nov. 15 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Naperville.
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A pluck here, a trim there: What happens to your hair when you cut it?Sep 26, 2025 11:24 am - Shaving will not make sparse facial hair grow into a thick beard, or armpit or leg hair become darker and coarse. Trims will not make scalp hair grow faster. Yet these myths, which have been dispelled by science since at least the 1920s, persist.
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Study shows single exercise session may slow cancer cell growthSep 26, 2025 11:24 am - Exercising muscles pumps out substances that can suppress the growth of breast cancer cells, according to an important new study of exercise and cancer.
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Children’s Health: How parents can help kids cope with new cellphone policies at schoolSep 26, 2025 11:23 am - Does your child or teen's school have a new phone policy starting this year? Some schools now ask students to put phones away from the start of classes through dismissal. New school phone policies like these can mean some adjustments for both students and parents.
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Ask the doctors: Diarrhea is common side effect after colon surgerySep 26, 2025 11:23 am - The colon is more than a simple tube. It's a complex and finely calibrated organ that requires precise coordination between many systems. More than 100 million neurons oversee digestion, absorption and movement. Then there are trillions of microbes that make up the gut microbiome.
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Monopoly, anyone?: Playing a board game may reduce your risk of dementiaSep 26, 2025 11:23 am - Board games have made a massive comeback in the past decade. And researchers are discovering that board games are not only fun, they may also benefit our brains, especially as we age.
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Don’t hesitate to be screened for depressionSep 26, 2025 11:22 am - Depression is more than feeling sad or having a bad day. It can be a symptom of an undiagnosed mental illness or even a physical disorder. October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, a good time to understand what it means to be screened for depression or another emerging mental illness.
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Officials: DuPage resident’s death related to West Nile virusSep 25, 2025 4:56 pm - Public health officials have confirmed a West Nile virus-related death in DuPage County — the first of the year.
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Why Illinois is issuing separate COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for fallSep 24, 2025 5:32 pm - Illinois widens approvals for COVID-19 shots, says CDC foments “confusion and uncertainty.”
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NAMI DuPage Run for the Mind to support mental health programsSep 23, 2025 3:16 pm - Join NAMIWALKS/Run for the Mind 5K and 1-Mile Color Run on Sept. 27 in Warrenville to raise awareness and funds for mental health programs.