Articles filed under Health
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Aurora native running across country for cancer charityJun 24, 2019 6:00 am - Aurora native running across the country to raise funds for cancer charity
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Botox helps Plainfield man recover from traumatic brain injuryJun 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Just before Christmas 2013, 49-year-old David Brongiel's life was forever changed by a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury, or TBI. ...
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Your phone may have a cure for your fear of flyingJun 22, 2019 6:00 am - After an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed on March 10, killing the 157 people onboard, Nic Johns noticed something uncomfortable. The app he developed, a number-crunchi...
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Annual Heroes Like Haley 5K fights pediatric cancerJun 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Feeling charitable? Need a reason to get outside and enjoy the beautiful summer weather? Look no further than the fifth annual Heroes Like Haley 5K Run/Walk, which will ...
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Schneider calls for Waukegan plant's temporary closure after carcinogenic gas detectedJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Environmental tests have revealed "elevated" levels of a carcinogenic gas near a Waukegan factory, Lake County officials announced Friday, leading the area's federal leg...
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Horns are growing on young people's skulls. Phone use is to blame, research suggests.Jun 20, 2019 1:00 am - Mobile technology has transformed the way we live - how we read, work, communicate, shop and date. But we already know this. What we have not yet grasped is the way the ...
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Itasca hotel eyed as future drug treatment facilityJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago-based nonprofit group that provides treatment for substance use disorders and mental health conditions has announced plans for a new behavioral health complex ...
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Woodridge parents welcome quadruplets at Advocate Good SamaritanJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Two Woodridge parents got to celebrate a busier Father's Day than usual with the arrival of quadruplets June 10. Silver and Onyinye Stanley Nwagha welcomed their four ba...
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Chambers of commerce largely staying silent on marijuana salesJun 17, 2019 5:30 am - Suburban chambers of commerce are largely staying out of the debate on whether to allow or forbid recreational marijuana sales in towns across the region. The ethics be...
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Allow sales or 'incur pain'? Suburbs weighing legal pot shop regulationsJun 17, 2019 5:30 am - Recreational use of marijuana will be legal in Illinois come Jan. 1, but whether pot can be sold in our backyards is up to local officials. Each community has the author...