Health and Fitness
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Team members looking aheadApr 15, 2013 5:24 am - With the final weigh-ins just around the corner, the Community Challenge team members are thinking ahead to the end of the competition. While some team members are confi...
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New push for natural births over C-sectionsApr 15, 2013 5:11 am - It may not be immediately apparent in your local maternity ward, but the nation’s medical establishment is giving some not-too-subtle encouragement for obstetricians and...
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Medication nation: Study shows antibiotic overuseApr 15, 2013 5:05 am - NEW YORK — U.S. doctors are prescribing enough antibiotics to give them to 4 out of 5 Americans every year, an alarming pace that suggests they are being overused, a new...
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Red meat’s fat, cholesterol aren’t its only heart dangersApr 15, 2013 5:03 am - The fat and cholesterol found in a steak may not be the only components bad for the heart, according to researchers who have found another substance in red meat that can...
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Kettlebell exercises can be incorporated into fitness routineApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I've recently added kettlebells to my home gym equipment and was wondering if you had suggestions on some exercises I could add to my workouts. I want to strengthen a...
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Status report for the Fittest Loser contestantsApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - Karen Castillo, 37, Carpentersville Starting weight: 206 Current weight: 189 Weight lost this week: 3 pounds Total weight loss: 17 pounds, 8.2 percent Marianne ...
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She has a new-found love — spinachApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - There was very nearly a food emergency at my house last week. While I was at work one night, I got a troubling text message from the boyfriend, who was picking up a few ...
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Essential oils can play a role in treating acneApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - Essential oils have been a significant component of medical therapy for thousands of years. The role of essential oils in medicine today has been replaced with prescript...
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Join the fight for autistic childrenApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - During Autism Awareness month (April), many parents of children on the spectrum are hearing the new statistics: 1 in 50 children are now being diagnosed with autism. Pe...
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Editorial: Tanning salons no place for teensApr 15, 2013 5:00 am - There are many things that the state of Illinois says 17-year-olds aren't ready for: voting, buying a lottery ticket, serving on a jury, buying cigarettes, getting a tat...