Articles filed under Health
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Constable: Getting to the heart of Father's DayJun 16, 2018 1:00 am - By Bust Constable Hearts are given away. Hearts swell with pride. Hearts break. Hearts are where we keep the special people in our lives. At age 66, St. Charles father G...
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Walgreens to open new office in old Chicago Post OfficeJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreens Boots Alliance will open a new 200,000-square-foot corporate facility in the former Chicago Post Office building. The company reported Friday i...
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Downers Grove fundraiser offers 'call to action' on suicide preventionJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - A suicide prevention, mental health awareness and schizophrenia research fundraiser in its third year in Downers Grove now has its own anthem. Called "Ben's Mile," like...
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We're doing everything we can with suicide, just not enoughJun 12, 2018 5:33 am - Most fatal diseases come with a game plan. We receive a dire diagnosis and willingly surrender responsibility for our treatment to the professionals. They are the ones w...
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Butterfly release marks Wings of Hope blessingJun 11, 2018 11:00 pm - Nearly 80 people attended the recent SHARE Wings of Hope Angel Garden Blessing & Butterfly Release at Edward Hospital in Naperville. SHARE is a support group for those ...
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Proactive substance abuse treatment good for business and societyJun 11, 2018 8:00 am - Over the past several years, there has been extensive coverage on the staggering destruction of the opioid crisis. Individuals, families and communities across all demog...
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Registration for Lake in the Hills triathlon will close FridayJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - Swimmers, runners and cyclists from throughout the region will swarm to Lake in the Hills for its annual triathlon Sunday. The course comprises a half-mile swim in Woods...
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Butterfly release provides fellowship for grieving parentsJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Inside each tiny purple envelope is the delicate embodiment of a life never lived. A butterfly is in there, representing the memory of a child whose parents have never f...
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Flu killed 172 kids this season, the highest death toll in nearly a decadeJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - Flu killed 172 children between October and May, making this season one of the deadliest since federal health authorities began tracking pediatric deaths 14 years ago, a...
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Friends, family, faith help during the ordeal of a rare fatal diseaseJun 09, 2018 1:00 am - On Aug. 1, 2016, my wife, Jan Olson, died from one of the rarest of all neurological diseases called MSA. Multiple system atrophy has no known cause, no medication and t...