Health and Fitness
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Key to healthy eating is knowing where food comes fromSep 23, 2013 12:00 pm - You wanted to know At Frederick Nerge Elementary in Roselle, Maureen Petricca's sixth-grade class wanted to know about healthy foods. Students asked, “What would you sel...
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There’s no evidence less salt is healthy for you, experts saySep 23, 2013 6:35 am - Salt is at the center of a battle among government agencies and health advisers who can’t agree on what is too much or too little for a healthy diet. Four months after a...
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Your health: Exercise your brainSep 23, 2013 6:30 am - Brain gain Video games aren't just for the young — they can improve declining brain function in the old and elderly, according to a new study published in Nature. T...
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Waking up to new concerns about caffeineSep 23, 2013 6:04 am - The increasing use of caffeine as an additive in many foods and drinks has attracted considerable scrutiny from regulators and researchers. So have proposals to add the ...
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9 million adults use sleeping pills to get more zzz’sSep 23, 2013 6:02 am - ATLANTA — Can’t get enough shut-eye? Nearly 9 million U.S. adults resort to prescription sleeping pills — and most are white, female, educated or 50 or older, according ...
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Childhood hernias carry special risksSep 23, 2013 6:00 am - It didn't bother the gymnast, but the girl's little bump got her mother thinking. The child had pointed out a bulgy area on her left side where her torso met up with her...
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Linda Ronstadt confronts Parkinson’s diseaseSep 23, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — These days, it’s hard for Linda Ronstadt to get around without her forearm crutches. The debilitating effects of Parkinson’s disease require her to relax for ...
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Extreme binge drinking not uncommon in high schoolSep 22, 2013 11:00 pm - Almost 1 in 10 U.S. high school seniors have engaged in recent extreme binge drinking — downing at least 10 drinks at a rate that barely budged over six years, according...
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Nutrition Q&A: Getting enough whole grains, fiberSep 22, 2013 11:00 pm - Q: Do all whole grains contain dietary fiber? What are other sources of fiber? A: Your questions seem simple, but they're not. Answering them, however, is important beca...
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Panel in Buffalo Grove discusses death’s impact on childrenSep 22, 2013 12:37 pm - Chicagoland Young Widowed Connection, along with the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss and Willow House, will co-host Advocating for Your Grieving Child in the S...