Articles filed under Health
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Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friendsMar 31, 2024 9:10 am - Some cancer patients find it difficult to share the news of their diagnosis. Some want to keep the information personal; others worry how it will affect how people view them.
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Asthma in children: What parents should knowMar 31, 2024 9:10 am - Asthma can be life-threatening and follow affected children into adulthood. Kids with asthma tend to have hypersensitive airway tissues, which react to different triggers and irritants.
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Grief & healing: A day for tricksMar 30, 2024 6:00 am - April Fools’ Day is a day to have fun — and a reminder that we have to find way to get unstuck from the seemingly immovable situations we can find ourselves in after a loved one has died.
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Ask the doctors: Pinched nerve can impact quality of lifeMar 29, 2024 11:29 am - I have developed pain in my right hip that runs down my thigh and calf. An orthopedic specialist says it may be a pinched nerve. But my physical therapist says it is inflammation. Can it be both?
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How hospitals can better educate patients and familiesMar 29, 2024 11:07 am - Communication is key to good health outcome. A nonprofit is working to keep patients and family caregivers informed on what to expect and how to best help a hospitalized patient.
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Bloomingdale women’s nonprofit expanding services to NapervilleMar 26, 2024 10:50 pm - ‘Out of the Dark’ helps women heal from domestic abuse Out of the Dark recently announced a new partnership with Compass Church in Naperville to provide support gro...
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PJ Parkinson’s Support to host inaugural retreat for Parkinson’s familiesMar 25, 2024 5:16 pm - Grass-roots organization expands outreach with free retreat tailored for Parkinson’s patients and caregivers PJ Parkinson’s Support, a grass-roots organization origin...
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Health and wellness mean more as we ageMar 25, 2024 9:14 am - Health and wellness are more than getting regular exercise and keeping up with doctor’s appointments.
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‘A perfect storm’: What’s our protection level against measles amid Chicago outbreak?Mar 24, 2024 8:54 am - Considered to be effectively eliminated across the U.S. in 2000, a measles outbreak in Chicago this month is a wake-up call about how easily things can spiral, experts say. How well protected are Illinoisans against the highly contagious respiratory virus?
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Lake County Health Department reports first case of measlesMar 23, 2024 1:13 pm - The Lake County Health Department has confirmed a case of measles in a Lake County resident, according to a news release. There have been at least 60 reported measles ca...