Lifestyle Stories from April 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Vinny Guadagnino hosts celebs at home in new MTV showMay 01, 2013 6:14 am - Growing up, Vinny Guadagnino wouldn't invite friends over to his family's modest Staten Island, N.Y., home. Now it's the backdrop for his MTV talk show, aptly named “The...
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Some answers to common fitness questionsApr 30, 2013 1:42 pm - I get lots of good questions about exercise and health as part of my work teaching and being actively involved in the fitness field. Here are some that are frequently as...
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Information on pregnancy drug safety hard to come byApr 29, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. Yet there’s disturbingly little easy-to-understand information about which drugs pose ...
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Eliminate excess fluids to bring incontinenece under controlApr 29, 2013 6:00 am - Q. I have mild urinary incontinence. I’ve heard that something called “fluid management” can help. A. It can, and it’s a simple concept. The less water in your bladder, ...
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Study finds lax attitude on teens, Rx drug abuseApr 30, 2013 6:18 am - WASHINGTON — More parents need to talk with their teens about the dangers of abusing Ritalin, Adderall and other prescription drugs, suggests a new study that finds disc...
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Team members enjoyed chance to get healthyMay 01, 2013 6:14 am - The Community Challenge teams came to their final weigh-in visibly healthier and noticeably thinner than they were at the initial weigh-in 12 weeks ago. The results of t...
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Don’t let a scale make you pound foolishMay 01, 2013 6:14 am - When most people set out to buy a bathroom scale, it is with one objective in mind: to measure how much they weigh. But faced with store shelves or a digital marketplace...
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Lack of sleep can impact body’s genesApr 29, 2013 5:05 am - Hey, you, yawning in your cubicle at 2 in the afternoon. Your genes feel it, too. A new study, paid for by the U.S. Air Force but relevant for anyone with a small child,...
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Contestants learn valuable lessons for the futureMay 01, 2013 6:14 am - When the Fittest Loser Challenge began 12 weeks ago, the six contestants were eager to lose weight and improve their health. They were also a little wary of what their t...
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Doctors with solo practices face uncertain futureApr 30, 2013 3:37 pm - Ted Hole knows he's a dinosaur. In an age of electronic records, the 63-year-old family-practice doctor tracks hundreds of patients by using paper files that layer shelv...