Health and Fitness
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Book published of art, storiesMay 04, 2015 12:00 am - For 106 years, Mental Health America of Illinois has led the observance of May as Mental Health Month by reaching thousands of people through the media, local events and...
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The jobs most likely to make you crave a stiff drinkMay 03, 2015 7:40 am - Drug abuse - including and especially alcohol abuse - costs the U.S. economy billions of dollars in lost productivity each year. New government data released this month ...
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Q&A with work/life expert Stewart Friedman on setting home, career prioritiesMay 03, 2015 7:38 am - To Stewart Friedman, founding director of Wharton's Work/Life Integration Project, work and life aren't something to be "balanced." He argues that fuller lives and riche...
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Research shows vitamin D helps with muscle functionMay 03, 2015 7:00 am - Lowering cholesterol is very important for reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke. One class of medications that is commonly used to treat high cholesterol are st...
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6 tips on choosing health-care technologyMay 02, 2015 7:36 am - The increasing digitization of health care has ushered in a wide array of technological options, pushing patients to read up on them and make good choices. Here's what t...
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Emerging brain science unlocks the secrets to the puzzling teenagerMay 02, 2015 7:00 am - Teenagers always have been a mystery, drawing perplexing parental questions: What was he thinking when he drove down a one-way street the wrong way, just for kicks? Why ...
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Concerns about dementia may lead to switching drugsMay 02, 2015 7:00 am - Q: I've been taking over-the-counter antihistamines for years to control my allergies. Now I hear I may have to worry about dementia. How real is the concern? A: Antihis...
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Young people aren't good at shaking off work stressMay 02, 2015 7:00 am - Take a look around your office. The most anxious employees in the room probably aren't the graying bosses - they're likely to be the millennials, new research shows. For...
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Buffett defends junk foodMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is the largest investor in Coca-Cola Co. and owns See's Candies, affirmed his confidence in the market for sugary treats, e...
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Diet season is upon us: new books here to helpMay 01, 2015 6:00 am - It seems as though every mail delivery brings a new load of diet books to the Health & Science shelves. But rarely is there such a confluence of titles as those that hav...