Health and Fitness
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Your Health: Planks now the gold standardJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - Skip the sit-ups Sit-ups once ruled as the way to tighter abs and a slimmer waistline, while “planks” were merely flooring. Now planks — exercises in which you ass...
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Flu? Malaria? Weather trends shaping disease forecastingJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Only a 10 percent chance of showers today, but a 70 percent chance of flu next month. That's the kind of forecasting health scientists are trying to move towa...
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Research finds new health benefits of restricting caloriesJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - In 1908, Linda Hazzard, an American with some training as a nurse, published “Fasting for the Cure of Disease,” which claimed that minimal food was the route to recovery...
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Compression garmets put the squeeze on fitness wearJan 07, 2013 4:44 am - It seems that you can’t head to a gym or run down your favorite trail these days without finding someone wearing compression garments. Weekend warriors and elite athlete...
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Northwest Community Hospital names medical chief with business expertiseJan 07, 2013 4:30 am - Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights has named Dr. Eric Benink, who also has a master’s degree in business administration, as its new chief medical officer....
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Unconventional wisdom regarding body fat, tonsils and stressJan 07, 2013 4:19 am - Medical science is constantly bringing new evidence that often challenges what we think we know about risk for a disease or how a disease progresses. Sometimes, the find...
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Wheeling woman competes on 'Biggest Loser'Jan 07, 2013 4:15 am - A suburban woman made her reality TV debut on Sunday night as part of Season 14 of NBC's weight loss show “The Biggest Loser.” Danni Allen, 26 of Wheeling, is a contesta...
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Ex-Miss America marks big anniversary in diabetes fightJan 07, 2013 4:07 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Nicole Johnson marked an important anniversary this month: She is beginning her 20th year of living successfully with Type 1 diabetes. Since being diagnose...
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Avoid common mistakes to reach your health goalsJan 07, 2013 4:01 am - So the new year is here and you’ve made your resolution. You’ve convinced yourself that this is the year you’ll finally lose the weight and get healthy. You have a goal....
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Editorial: Take flu precautions for yourself, othersJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Gesundheit! Now go home. Yes, and get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. And if you aren’t sneezing or coughing yet, your lungs and nasal passages clogged with conges...