Lifestyle Stories from February 27, 2012 (Change date)
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Diabetics must be on guard against foot infectionFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I've heard that diabetics need to take good care of their feet. But what do feet have to do with diabetes? A. Why should keeping your blood sugar levels down hav...
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Your health: Yoga pluses, minusesFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Yoga pluses, minuses From bikram to vinyasa, it seems like yoga has become the exercise experience of choice these days. In “The Science of Yoga,” New York Times sc...
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Keep moving during flights to avoid blood clotsFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Good news for budget-minded travelers: There’s no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medic...
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1959 Edsel Ranger deserves a second lookFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - In the classic car world, there are bound to be perennial four-wheeled favorites, and then the less desirable models found parked well out of the limelight. One make tha...
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Study finds boomers at risk of hepatatis CFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed — they are most at risk. Federal healt...
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Cheering them on!Feb 27, 2012 5:00 am - “I’d like to recommend a restaurant, I think you’ll want to visit ... Fresh D’Lite Grill in Geneva. It’s a family-owned restaurant offering a menu full of healthy meal c...
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Numbers show future growth among doctors, nursesFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Among the dire assumptions about the future of health care in the United States, one of the more persistent has been that the numbers of doctors and nurses are dwindling...
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Status report for the Fittest Loser contestantsFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Brian Corrigan, 44, of Carol Stream Starting weight: 275 Current weight: 257 Weight lost: 18 pounds, 6.5 percent Tom Hampson, 64, of Hoffman Estates Starting weight: 316...
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Diet restriction before surgery may reduce complicationsFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - A period of semi-starvation before surgery may one day be just what the doctor orders, if an experiment in rats is borne out by studies in people. Removing protein from ...
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Shoveling snow can send you to ERFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - About 7 percent of patients treated at hospital emergency rooms for shoveling-related incidents had cardiac problems, according to a 2011 study. Some of these were deadl...