Lifestyle Stories from March 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Pacifiers contaminated with germs, bacteria, moldMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - TULSA, Okla. — Whether you call them pacifiers, binkies or soothers, parents call them lifesavers for comforting a fussy baby. But a new study by Oklahoma State Universi...
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Status report for the Fittest Loser contestantsMar 04, 2013 5:00 am - Karen Castillo, 37, Carpentersville Starting weight: 206 Current weight: 199 Weight lost this week: 5 pounds Total weight loss: 7 pounds, 3.3 percent Marianne C...
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New vaccines offer hope against deadly cancersMar 04, 2013 4:56 am - A 54-year-old cancer patient in Long Island, N.Y., is a pioneer in what many doctors think will become standard treatment in the not-too-distant future: a vaccine agains...
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Teams fight to overcome weight-loss plateausMar 04, 2013 4:30 am - Four weeks after the initial weigh-in, the Fittest Loser Community Challenge teams report that the healthy changes they have been introducing to their lifestyle are fina...
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No clear answers in treating traumatized kidsMar 04, 2013 4:16 am - Shootings and other traumatic events involving children are not rare events, but there’s a startling lack of scientific evidence on the best ways to help young survivors...
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Eating vegetables instead of meat lowers heart riskMar 04, 2013 4:16 am - Vegetarians were 32 percent less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease than people who ate meat and fish, scientists at England’s Oxford University reporte...
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She's surviving demanding boot campMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - There was a time not very long ago when I thought going for a stroll every few days constituted proper exercise. HA! I was so deluded. I now work out seven days a week. ...
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Boot camps kick workouts into high gearMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - The Fittest Loser contestants are vying for the big prize — being named 2013 Fittest Loser. It's a competition and there will be only one “winner.” But at Push Fitness e...
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'One and done' 1932 Ford 3-window coupeMar 04, 2013 3:00 am - Auto enthusiasts can be a fickle bunch at times, always tweaking and modifying their special ride, or trading it away to begin a new project. Rarely do you come across a...
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Palatine-based Journeys organization to hold concert at Sanfilippo EstateMar 04, 2013 2:57 am - Journeys the Road Home will hold its Concert for Hope benefit at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington Hills. The event will include tours...
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