Health & Fitness
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How schools are gearing up for an eventual return to classrooms
Aug 3, 2020 6:11 AM - Hand sanitizer. Paper towels. Disinfectant spray. Plexiglass partitions. And personal protective equipment. Suburban school districts are stocking up on these essentials as they gear up for the start of in-person instruction next month. -
Blood shortage leads to Arlington Heights collection effortAug 2, 2020 5:15 PM - COVID-19 has led to a shortage of blood donations. A community blood drive is being held from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, at Heritage Park, 506 W. Victoria Lane in Arlington Heights.
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Interpreting your child's nonverbal cues
Aug 2, 2020 9:22 AM - Sheltering in place during the pandemic has forced parents to juggle work and home in new ways. Even the most attentive parent can miss what their children are trying to tell them. -
Wearing heels damages foot muscles
Aug 2, 2020 7:00 AM - Considering the important work they do, our feet don't get the attention they deserve. And yet, these complex systems of muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments form the base from which we balance. -
Vitamin D may offer some protection against coronavirus
Aug 2, 2020 9:23 AM - Early on in this pandemic there was some research suggesting vitamin D deficiency increased the risk and severity of COVID infection. Conversely, robust vitamin D levels offered some protection from infection and may reduce the risk of serious complications. A recent medical study from Israel adds credence to vitamin D being protective.
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Yoga can help kids connect to their bodies
Aug 2, 2020 9:22 AM - Just as for adults, yoga can improve children's physical and mental health. The gentle and sustained poses help with flexibility, strength, balance, endurance, breathing and breath control. -
Paved trail link along Shoe Factory Road in Hoffman Estates officially opens
Aug 2, 2020 9:11 AM - Local leaders gathered Saturday morning to officially open the long-delayed east-west bike trail link along Shoe Factory Road from Route 59 west to the Canadian National railroad tracks in Hoffman Estates. -
Theory suggests thymus plays role in severity of COVID
Aug 2, 2020 8:39 AM - What's the connection between the novel coronavirus and the thymus gland? A friend of ours who is a doctor says it's probably what keeps young kids from getting so sick. -
Bring some joyful 'noise' to your house
Aug 1, 2020 6:00 AM - I have heard people say that after a death in the family, and particularly the death of a dear spouse, child or other close family member, that it is "too quiet" in the house. I understand some people prefer silence or quiet. I personally like some "noise" or movement in the house.
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'This disease is not a joke': Lake Zurich man thought COVID-19 was a hoax, then needed new lungs
Aug 2, 2020 1:02 PM - A Lake Zurich man who was the second known COVID-19 patient in the nation to undergo a double-lung transplant thought the virus was a hoax until he contracted it.
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