All Stories from August 19, 2013 (Change date)
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Leaf peepers: Clues to help identify white oaksAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - “There were many splendid oaks,” wrote John S. Wilcox in 1906, describing Kane County at the time of European settlement. “Massive boles would square over two feet, whi...
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Original Skinnygirl scoop on living life wellAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - Many women ask if they can have it all. In her new book, “Skinnygirl Solutions: Your Straight-Up Guide to Home, Health, Family, Career, Style, and Sex,” Bethenny Frankel...
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Most suburban highways exempt from new 70 mph limitAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - The speed limit on most Chicago and suburban expressways will stay 55 mph even though a bill signed Monday by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will let drivers go 70 mph elsewher...
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Seniors struggle to cope with pain, depressionAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - A year ago, Bernard Belisle was in a bad way. Pain throbbed in his legs all day, every day, and he was angry and irritable much of the time. Then, he enrolled in a novel...
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Your Health: Dangers of too much sugarAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - Toxic sugar? A sugar rush could be dangerous to more than your waistline, according to a new study from the University of Utah. Researchers found that male mice fed...
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High-risk smokers urged to get imaging scansAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - Ten million high-risk smokers aged 55 and older should get imaging scans each year to detect lung cancer when it is small and can be treated, according to new recommenda...
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Functional training can add impact, challenge to your workoutAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - Is your current exercise routine specific to your needs? Are the exercises helping or hindering you? Are you getting results? These are all questions worth asking yourse...
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3-D biopsies offer new hope in fight against breast cancerAug 19, 2013 5:56 am - Some women tested for breast cancer now have a faster screening option that eventually could supplant older screening techniques across the country. In June, Magee-Women...
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SteelBells expand workout repertoireAug 19, 2013 5:54 am - WASHINGTON — Funny thing about the TRX/Kettlebell Boot Camp classes held 12 times a week at Washington’s Reformation Fitness: They don’t use a single kettlebell. Instead...
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Memory lapse may be early warning for Alzheimer’sAug 19, 2013 5:53 am - Doctors who tell their aging patients not to fret about memory lapses may be doing them a disservice, according to new studies that suggest they may be the earliest disc...