Articles filed under Health
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Seminar on how to prevent stroke May 23 in Arlington HeightsMay 15, 2018 1:00 am - Northwest Community Healthcare will host a free community event Wednesday, May 23, to educate the public about the warning signs of a stroke and how to prevent it. The e...
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Introducing a new column on long-term grief and healingMay 11, 2018 1:00 am - Next week, we introduce a new Monday column by Susan Anderson-Khleif meant to help widows and widowers cope with long-term grief. The overwhelming personal feedback we r...
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A soldier needed an ear transplant. Doctors 'grew' a new one in her arm.May 10, 2018 1:00 am - Two years ago, Army Pvt. Shamika Burrage almost died when she was ejected from her car during a crash in Texas. Afterward, when she woke up in the hospital, she wasn't w...
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Today’s Special: Obamacare Menu Labeling Rules Ushered InMay 07, 2018 7:00 am - President Donald Trump has found one part of the federal health law palatable: He’s allowing Obamacare rules that require chain restaurants to post calorie counts to g...
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Alexian Brothers Foundation ball raises money for mental health servicesMay 05, 2018 1:00 am - Guests at the Alexian Brothers Foundation's Ball de Fleur started out Saturday night near the Regenstein Macaque Forest at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, where soon there w...
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Surgeon General on suburban opioid response: 'Stay the course'May 02, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams visited the Western suburbs Wednesday to promote what he says is one of the major steps to solving the opioid crisis and to tell of...
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78-year-old has run 500 marathons - and countingMay 01, 2018 11:00 pm - For Bill Rex, it made all of the sense in the world. He simply felt better after running. So he kept doing it. Whether you would call him Geneva's version of Forrest Gum...
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Sign up for Glacial Park Team Challenge, a noncompetitive recreational triathlonMay 01, 2018 11:00 pm - There is still time to grab a friend or two for McHenry County Conservation District's popular Glacial Park Team Challenge, a noncompetitive biking, canoeing and off-tra...
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Geneva's Swedish Day 5K Lopp returns June 23May 01, 2018 11:00 pm - The Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Geneva Running Outfitters have announced the return of a 5K run to Swedish Days Festival, supported by Northwestern Medicine. The Swe...
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Toasted coconut almond milk and berry overnight oatsApr 28, 2018 6:30 am - Servings: 1 INGREDIENTS ½ cup rolled oats 1 cup toasted coconut almond milk ½ cup mixed berries ¼ cup walnuts A pint of shredded coconut (optional) DIRECTIONS 1. Combin...