Health and Fitness
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Your health: Cellphones may leave germs on your faceOct 28, 2013 6:00 am - Dirty talk Sometimes it may seem like cellphones are more like an extension of our hands going everywhere and anywhere and that means some nasty little organisms ma...
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Strengthening your core means doing more than sit-upsOct 28, 2013 5:30 am - The term “core” is often used in the fitness industry, and much attention seems to go toward strengthening it. Many people think of the core as their abs, but the core i...
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Probiotics are all the rage, and experts say there are results behind the hypeOct 28, 2013 5:30 am - We hear about them everywhere — how they clear up everything from a bloated gut to a depressed mind. How they boost the immune system and improve skin health. How they d...
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Strength-training exercise can help slow bone lossOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - Q: I've heard that weight-bearing exercises are a good way to prevent osteoporosis. Can you describe a few? A: Use it or lose it: That message applies to most parts of o...
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GigGi’s Playhouse celebrates opening of new achievement centerOct 27, 2013 8:29 pm - Tsunamis aren’t always destructive. Nancy Gianni, who was compared to a tsunami by one of her major donors at Sunday’s grand opening of GiGi’s Playhouse’s new National ...
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Healthcare forum:Oct 27, 2013 4:51 pm - The League of Women Voters-Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area will present “Obamacare, Just the Facts, Part II” on Nov. 7, 7 to 8:30 p.m. It will be at First Presbyterian Churc...
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Schaumburg aims to better employees' health, livesOct 27, 2013 7:00 am - It's been five years since Schaumburg Police Officer Frank Russo died from undiagnosed hypertensive cardiovascular disease while trying to apprehend an unruly customer b...
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Parents shouldn’t get spooked by kids’ Halloween haulOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - Across the nation, parents like me are bracing for the annual sugar rush known as Halloween. I’ve got pounds of mini-treats to pass out to neighborhood goblins and ghoul...
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E-cigarette marketing seen threatened under FDA scrutinyOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The $1.5 billion U.S. electronic- cigarette industry has tripled sales this year with the help of TV ads, NASCAR sponsorships and product giveaways. Governm...
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IRS says 330,000 have gotten results on insurance websiteOct 26, 2013 8:35 pm - WASHINGTON — Despite the technical problems plaguing many of the new health insurance websites, the federal government has delivered 330,000 premium subsidy calculations...