Health and Fitness
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Thanking those who support NAMI workJul 15, 2013 12:00 pm - Thank you to the people of Arlington Heights from the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI. Last weekend several Arlington Heights busines...
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Blacks feeling less stigmatized in seeking mental health treatmentJul 15, 2013 6:00 am - When Jinneh Dyson was 17 and a doctor prescribed medication to treat depression that had plagued her since the death of her mother three years earlier, her friends and f...
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In breast cancer treatment, study backs less surgeryJul 15, 2013 6:00 am - In treating breast cancer, a less invasive technique of removing and testing lymph nodes close to the tumor has proved to be as effective as the traditional method of re...
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Brainpower in the very old may be improvingJul 15, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — If you're lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints...
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Torn meniscus doesn’t always require treatmentJul 15, 2013 5:50 am - Q. I’m 72 years old. I’ve had left knee pain on and off for several months. My doctor sent me for an MRI of both knees. It showed “mild to moderate osteoarthritis” in bo...
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Your health: Pilates and pregnancyJul 15, 2013 5:45 am - Pregnancy fitness Many experts recommend regular exercise as part of a prenatal routine. And there are plenty of programs, from yoga and dance to strength training ...
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Playing outdoors may lower risk of nearsightedness in kidsJul 15, 2013 5:42 am - Children have long been encouraged to go outdoors to play — to improve their mood, get exercise and break the hypnotic spell of cellphones, television and video games. B...
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Hospitals turn to therapy to curb staff burnoutJul 15, 2013 5:11 am - Jan Powers, a clinical nurse manager in the pediatric oncology unit at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, remembers how hard it was for her team after ...
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Fish oil in diet may affect depression symptomsJul 15, 2013 5:00 am - How much fish oil in the diet is needed to reduce the symptoms of major depression? In a recent medical study, increasing dietary consumption of docosahexanoic acid sig...
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Americans living longer, but still lag global peersJul 15, 2013 5:00 am - Life expectancy in the United States is going up, but chronic disabilities, including many caused by bad food choices, smoking, obesity, physical inactivity and alcohol ...