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Health and Fitness
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Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U.S. children have been drowning in recent years. “When drowning occurs, seconds matter,” said Dr. Rohit Shenoi, the lead author of a recent American Academy of Pediatrics warning.
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Illinois’ tick season may be starting earlier, lasting longer and creeping into new corners of the state, scientists and researchers say.
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A distortion in the sense of smell can be caused by two olfactory disorders: parosmia and phantosmia. Each of these can cause you to perceive scents and odors in unexpected ways.
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As teens grow more independent and begin to spend more time away from home, questions about curfews often come up. Adolescents are programmed to hate curfews because they think they’re about control. But a curfew is a reflection of your concern for your child’s safety, so it’s important to present it that way.
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Heat can be dangerous, but health experts say there are ways to manage the threat.
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Super hot, sticky days can be unpleasant for anyone. But people with chronic diseases — for instance, cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic and neurological conditions — are more likely to visit the emergency department or die during a heat wave.
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Did you know that patient advocates can specialize in different areas? Depending on what kind of advocacy you feel you or a loved one needs, there may be a patient advocate who offers just that.
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A 2023 randomized trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that people who drank one or more cups of coffee each day lost, on average, 36 minutes of sleep compared with those who didn’t over a two-week period.
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Women taking obesity drugs aren’t just lowering their weight — they’re boosting their chances of landing a job. That’s the key finding of new study by Harvard University economics professor Rebecca Diamond, who told Bloomberg News the research was inspired by an offhand comment from a female friend about how people treated her differently after she went on a GLP-1.
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Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is supporting healthier living with the launch of a teaching kitchen focused on nutrition education and wellness.
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