Articles filed under Health
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Northwest Community Healthcare to host talk about managing weightAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - Northwest Community Healthcare will host an hourlong program Tuesday, Aug. 22, on weight and obesity - an event that is open to the public. The session, "Weight Manageme...
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Rabid bat found in Arlington HeightsAug 15, 2017 1:00 am - A rabid bat was found in an Arlington Heights neighborhood last week, officials said Tuesday. The bat - which was later determined to be rabid following testing by the I...
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Renz Center hosts candlelight vigil, offers overdose prevention trainingAug 07, 2017 11:00 pm - To commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day, Renz Addiction Counseling Center is inviting community residents who have lost a family member or friend to drugs or...
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Father's personal experience sparks Mobile Therapy CenterAug 05, 2017 1:00 am - Nearly a dozen years ago, Jason Newman was so concerned about his 16-month-old son not talking that he had the toddler undergo a complete medical evaluation. The results...
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Sprint triathlon reaches decade of racing in NapervilleAug 01, 2017 11:00 pm - For 10 years, one event featuring three sports has drawn nearly 2,000 athletes to downtown Naperville. The Naperville Sprint Triathlon is celebrating its 10th anniversa...
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Letter: Parents must be aware of sports injury risksAug 01, 2017 11:00 pm - I'm praising the Daily Herald for front pages coverage of the brain injury issues related to student athletes. For the past 17 years, I have been the "chicken-little-th...
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Warren-Newport Library to host free health checksJul 31, 2017 1:00 am - Warren-Newport Public Library, 222 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurnee will host a mobile health unit to provide free health screenings Thursday. The Community Care Connection, a m...
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A runner's call to get off the treadmill and into the wildJul 30, 2017 7:09 am - "Footnotes: How Running Makes Us Human" By Vybarr Cregan-Reid St. Martin's. 334 pp. $26.99 --- Early in the morning, after finishing Vybarr Cregan-Reid's hard-to-categor...
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This app tells you when you're depressed, but who else does it tell?Jul 29, 2017 7:15 am - A Facebook message pops up on my phone screen. "What's going on in your world?" It's from a robot named Woebot, the brainchild of Stanford University psychologist Alison...
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5 Ways White House Can Use Its Muscle To Undercut ObamacareJul 28, 2017 7:00 am - This story was originally published on July 24. About an hour after the Senate’s dramatic third attempt to repeal Obamacare fell short - and after almost eight months ...