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Health and Fitness
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In 2023, suicide was the second-leading cause of death of those between ages 10 and 34 in America. Larry and Mary Jo Butz of Hawthorn Woods know personally the impact of that statistic. Now, through Megan Butz Legacy of Hope and Elyssa’s Mission, they are working with schools to educate and identify at-risk students.
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Special Strong, a specialty fitness provider for people with mental, physical and cognitive challenges, had a grand opening celebration Saturday in Elmhurst for its new franchise serving the Western suburbs.
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They are restaurateurs and beauticians, landscapers and mediators, chiropractors and funeral directors. They are freelancers, contractors and gig workers. And they now find themselves stuck in the middle of the political battle that has shut down the government.
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Brushing before or after breakfast is a personal choice. And while there are advantages to doing both, in general, brushing after any meal is a good idea.
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We roll our shoulders and stretch our backs because it feels relaxing, maybe even rejuvenating. In healthy adults, the stretch leads to a quick drop in blood pressure, researchers have found. And the body’s reaction to the movement may explain why we feel calmer after we stretch.
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As one of the few pediatricians in town, Dr. Nola Jean Ernest was used to fielding questions about vaccine ingredients. But even this was a new one: Could heavy metals in a hepatitis B shot give a 2-month-old boy autism? His parents saw videos on TikTok falsely claiming they could.
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An international women's rugby tournament will be introducing the use of an "instrumented" mouthguard that can calibrate the force with which a player is tackled. If that force is powerful enough to cause a head injury, it will trigger a flashing red light within the mouthguard to alert the coaching staff that the player should be medically evaluated.
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Americans’ trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been tested in the past. While some applaud the current CDC leadership for cutting back on vaccine recommendations, the medical community is expressing alarm that we may see a resurgence of diseases thought defeated, like measles.
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Daylight Saving Time will soon end for 2025, sparking the unofficial start of fall and winter and making it more difficult to drag ourselves out of bed. This can be even more difficult for children.
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Two Huntley-area brothers, Anthony and DJ Yatos, began lifting weights in their basement about a decade ago. Years on from those humble beginnings, the brothers recently have expanded their Warhouse Barbell workout center in Huntley, and they’re planning to grow their space yet again.
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