Articles filed under Health
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Benefits of a morning routineJan 28, 2024 9:57 am - Having a set morning routine that works for you will make not only your day go more smoothly but free up your brainpower for your projects.
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Experts urge innovation to lower risk of heart disease, strokeJan 28, 2024 9:57 am - We've learned a lot about what causes heart disease and strokes, but data suggests a need to increase efforts to help those at risk, said an author of last week's report in Circulation.
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Elgin warns residents to drink filtered water because of lead contaminationJan 27, 2024 9:42 am - Elgin residents, especially those in older homes, should only drink filtered or treated water after “elevated levels” of lead were found in drinking water in some houses ...
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Grief: Changing cooking habits for a new life stageJan 27, 2024 8:30 am - Lately I have been feeling guilty about wasting food. This really started nagging me after the recent holidays. I threw away lots of food. Just cooked too much to eat.
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Stress can age your brain, but it’s not irreversibleJan 27, 2024 7:30 am - A recent study showed that, although severe stress events can trigger an increase in biological age, biological age can return to the pre-stress level if the stress is short-lived.
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How to stay healthy during cold, flu and COVID-19 seasonJan 26, 2024 6:30 am - Winter is here, inflicting its usual array of symptoms — coughs, nasal congestion, fatigue and fever — and, this year, a new COVID-19 variant is dominating the scoreboard...
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How pets can help you stay healthyJan 25, 2024 6:25 am - Pets provide companionship, structure and distraction from our concerns. They can also contribute to better physical and mental well-being, yielding substantial health benefits.
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Mobile stroke unit now available for South Elgin patientsJan 22, 2024 4:05 pm - Northwestern Medicine and the South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection District have teamed up to bring life-saving care to stroke patients through a mobile stroke uni...
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High stress in teens tied to obesity, high blood pressure in adulthoodJan 21, 2024 10:19 am - Young adults who reported consistently high levels of stress beginning in adolescence were more likely to develop cardiometabolic risk factors, such as obesity and high b...
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Social engagement can help with sleepJan 21, 2024 10:19 am - Q: I had been spending a lot of time alone, so I made a point of joining friends at a museum, going on a group hike and volunteering at a book sale. I had been strug...