Lifestyle Stories from November 5, 2012 (Change date)
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Preschool collection buys pies for needyNov 05, 2012 7:48 am - The Naperville Park District’s preschool program’s sixth annual Pennies for Pies drive is under way with a goal of raising enough money to surpass last year’s total of 1...
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Drugs, healthier diet have led to cholesterol decline in U.S.Nov 05, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Drugs like Pfizer’s Lipitor and healthier diets containing fewer trans fats have led to lower cholesterol levels in the United States in the past two decades,...
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Checking for asthma involves breathing testsNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - Q. My doctor thinks I may have asthma. He wants to do a pulmonary function test. What can I expect? A. Pulmonary function testing examines different aspects of how your ...
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New efforts try to broaden acne treatmentsNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - The best method of winning a war is to have more soldiers on the battlefield than the enemy. When the enemy is vaster, it can cause pillage and plunder. That’s what happ...
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Scientists finding more benefits to teaNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - A tea timeout is my favorite way to de-stress a day. It feels so civilized to relax with a warm cup of jasmine-scented green tea or perhaps the traditional English treat...
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Stem cells show promise for ill heart patientsNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - They’re called “no-option patients.” They’ve endured angioplasty, stent procedures, bypasses and a long line of medications. None of the treatments has fixed the plaque-...
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Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough shotNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - ATLANTA — An expert panel is urging every expecting mother to get a shot preventing whooping cough, preferably in the last three months of her pregnancy to help protect ...
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Overnight dementia care gives caregivers some restNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Just after 10 p.m., when most people their age are going to sleep, a group of elderly folks suffering from dementia are just getting started, dancing and shak...
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Fodmap diet shows promise taming stomachsNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia — Sue Shepherd says she never expected to become famous for taming cantankerous tummies. In her early 20s, the dietitian invented a food regimen to ...
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How to stay fit while travelingNov 05, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t fall off the fitness bandwagon. It takes longer to gain fitness than to lose it, and you can quickly lose all of your hard-earned fitness gains if you stop exercis...