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Chicago City Council Votes to Protect Youth Health
The Chicago City Council passed an ordinance that puts strong restrictions on tobacco retailers, including creating a new city license for e-cigarette retailers, placing strict limitations on where they can… Read more
Six Minutes of High-Intensity Exercise Could Delay the Onset of Alzheimer’s disease
Six minutes of high-intensity exercise could extend the lifespan of a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. New research published… Read more
Reducing Total Calories May Be More Effective for Weight Loss than Intermittent Fasting
The frequency and size of meals was a stronger determinant of weight loss or gain than the time between first and last meal, according to new research published today in… Read more
El Ayuntamiento de Chicago vota para proteger la salud de los jóvenes
El Concejo Municipal de Chicago aprobó una ordenanza que impone fuertes restricciones a los minoristas de tabaco, incluida la creación de una nueva licencia municipal para los minoristas de cigarrillos… Read more
Seis minutos de ejercicio de alta intensidad podrían retrasar la aparición de la enfermedad de Alzheimer
Seis minutos de ejercicio de alta intensidad podrían prolongar la vida útil de un cerebro sano y retrasar la aparición de trastornos neurodegenerativos, como la enfermedad de Alzheimer y la… Read more
Reducir las calorías totales puede ser más efectivo para perder peso que el ayuno intermitente
La frecuencia y el tamaño de las comidas fue un determinante más fuerte de la pérdida o ganancia de peso que el tiempo entre la primera y la última comida,… Read more
DPI, IDPH Launch COVID-19 Tracker
The Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced a new website that tracks the levels of COVID-19 in wastewater samples in Chicago and other cities… Read more
New House Plan Would Strengthen Reproductive Freedoms in Illinois
Recognizing that states are the last line of defense in a post-Dobbs environment, the House Reproductive Health and the Dobbs Decision Working Group, led by state Rep. Kelly Cassidy, unveiled… Read more
Red Cross Volunteers Assist 87 People Affected by Home Fires in Past Week
American Red Cross volunteers in the Greater Chicago chapter responded to 20 home fires in Chicago, Coal City, Country Club Hills, Joliet, Harvey, Park Forest, Des Plaines, North Chicago, and… Read more
Jesse White Announces Organ/Tissue Donor Registry Hits 7.5 Million Registrants
Secretary of State Jesse White announced that the state’s organ/tissue donor registry reached 7.5 million registrants. “I am so proud that Illinoisans have shown their giving and caring spirit by… Read more
