Health and Fitness
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Skipping breakfast may help you lose weight
Aug 15, 2015 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — Researchers at a New York City hospital several years ago conducted a test of the widely accepted notion that skipping breakfast can make you fat. For some ...
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Don't let Alzheimer's define a personAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - "Do not let Alzheimer's be how you define a person," advises Angela Lunde, the Mayo Clinic's health education outreach coordinator. Looking deeper and finding the perso...
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Budwig diet has not been shown to have an effect on cancer patientsAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - There is good evidence to indicate that diet plays a role in the risk of developing cancer. A diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables and minimizes red meat in gener...
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New study shows that the happiness of a first-time parent falls after baby arrives
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Senile sea snails are helping us understand memory loss
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Rauner uses veto to further restrict pot decriminalizationAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner used his veto authority Friday to alter a pair of marijuana bills, setting higher fines in a measure decriminalizing small amounts of the drug and scal...
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How Elgin woman, dog teamed up for winning weight lossAug 13, 2015 5:30 am - Elaina Jerome of Elgin knew she wasn't going to lose weight alone. Her boyfriend, Mike Brockway, was going to join her and they'd shed pounds together. What Jerome did...
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Midlothian boy with cerebral palsy receives running stroller in SchaumburgAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg's Town Square became the meeting point Thursday between a father and son running from Seattle to New York City and a Midlothian boy and his parents who are am...
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Free mumps vaccinesAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Following a mumps outbreak at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Lake County Health Department is offering free vaccines to students registered at the s...
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Your health: Hookah smoking among college students increases