Health and Fitness
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Chess master’s greatest skill isn’t legal hereSep 04, 2013 1:39 pm - Exactly 21 years ago, as research for a column about chess, I sat in the chiropractic office of local chess master Daniel Kamen and watched him replicate from memory eve...
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Medical pot looks to ‘color inside the lines’Sep 04, 2013 8:30 am - HELENA, Mont. — Medical marijuana businesses worried that federal agents will close them down now have a road map to avoid prosecution, courtesy of the Justice Departmen...
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NCH sports medicine experts host free injury screeningsSep 03, 2013 1:41 pm - The cooler weather often motivates people to re-establish an exercise schedule, to connect with friends for recreational weekend activities, or to start training for fal...
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Parents would rather talk drugs than life insuranceSep 03, 2013 11:26 am - Parents in the U.S. would rather talk to their kids about drugs and alcohol than life insurance. Just 38 percent of parents said they’re extremely comfortable talking ab...
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Doctors urged to advise patients on sex after heart attackSep 03, 2013 6:00 am - Many heart specialists are hardly Dr. Ruth — sex is not something they relish bringing up with patients. But new guidance says they should, early and often, to let survi...
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Are breast-fed babies smarter?Sep 03, 2013 5:59 am - Breast-fed kids are smarter, according to a Harvard University study that found the longer babies are nursed, the greater their intelligence. The research, which followe...
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Volunteerism may lower blood pressure, study findsSep 03, 2013 5:00 am - Helping others and building social relationships certainly make for a more satisfying life. Now there's reason to believe that they can help protect a person from the ri...
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Advocate for medical marijuana not eligibleSep 02, 2013 4:10 pm - A seriously ill woman who’d lobbied to legalize medical marijuana in Illinois won’t be eligible to get it herself because of a drug charge. The Chicago Sun-Times report...
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Some flu vaccines promise a little more protectionSep 02, 2013 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — Flu vaccination is no longer merely a choice between a jab in the arm or a squirt in the nose. This fall, some brands promise a little extra protection. For...
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Jewelweed may offset effects of poison ivySep 02, 2013 6:00 am - The Greek philosopher Aristotle is believed to have said, “in all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” It seems that for the treatment of poison ivy, n...