Health and Fitness
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Status report for the Fittest Loser contestantsMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - Karen Castillo, 37, Carpentersville Starting weight: 206 Current weight: 196 Weight lost this week: 2 pounds Total weight loss: 10 pounds, 4.8 percent Marianne ...
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Simple approach the best option when eating outMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - You've committed to a healthier lifestyle. You're exercising, you're eating well — you're doing everything right. Then BAM! Friends or co-workers want to go out for dinn...
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Salt may boost immune diseases, studies findMar 25, 2013 5:48 am - Diets high in salt, tied to hypertension and heart risk in some studies, may also worsen diseases caused by abnormal immune response, laboratory research suggests. In a ...
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Swine-flu vaccines carry small risk of paralyzing diseaseMar 25, 2013 4:51 am - Vaccines for the 2009 swine flu virus carry a small increased risk of a rare paralyzing disease, though the benefits of the shots far outweigh their risks, according to ...
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Trooper’s boot camp helps parents get their mojo backMar 24, 2013 6:32 am - During her first workout with the Train Like a Trooper Boot Camp, Chris Bower cried. The 46-year-old Island Lake mom knew she’d “let herself go,” ballooning to 300 pound...
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Running program empowers girls — body and mindMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - With its “in like a lion, out like a lamb” reputation, March doesn't seem like the best month to start a running program. But in only 12 to 14 weeks there'll be the seas...
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Caring in action: Organization wants more understanding, resourcesMar 22, 2013 11:40 am - Mike Baker of Schaumburg is one of the passionate parents involved in the Schaumburg Autism Society, what he calls “a simple parent support group.” Baker has been invol...
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Do you know when to take your child to the ER?Mar 22, 2013 5:00 am - Debbie Steward of Carol Stream knows a thing or two about sticks and stones and broken bones. The mother of four is an expert at handling scrapes, scratches, cuts and br...
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Super foods to the rescueMar 21, 2013 8:36 am - It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s super foods!! There are a lot of foods out there with “super” qualities. Often these foods are high in antioxidants and phytochemical...
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American Academy of Pediatrics backs gay marriageMar 21, 2013 8:00 am - The nation's most influential pediatrician's group has endorsed gay marriage, saying a stable relationship between parents regardless of sexual orientation contributes t...