Health and Fitness
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Your health: Training networks can helpDec 10, 2012 5:00 am - Social media training Faster. Stronger. Longer. This triumvirate of adjectives is the holy grail of running, and training plans abound to help runners seeking to im...
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Vibration therapy not yet proven effective for osteoporosisDec 10, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I've heard that vibration therapy can help to improve bone density. Can you tell me more about it? A. Our bones are in constant flux, as old bone is broken down and n...
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Fittest Losers still committed to staying in shapeDec 10, 2012 5:00 am - What a difference a year makes. As the 2012 Fittest Loser Challenge contestants reflect back on life just one year ago, a recurring theme is evident — change. The first-...
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Longer tamoxifen use may reduce breast cancer deathsDec 10, 2012 4:27 am - Breast cancer patients taking the drug tamoxifen can cut their chances of having the disease come back or kill them if they stay on the pills for 10 years instead of fiv...
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Community Challenge added to Fittest Loser contestDec 10, 2012 4:25 am - To celebrate the Fittest Loser’s fifth anniversary, the Daily Herald is sponsoring the Fittest Loser Community Challenge. Working with local park districts and Alexian B...
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Massage proves effective in reducing arthritis painDec 10, 2012 4:00 am - Can an age-old therapy reduce the pain associated with arthritis of the knee better than the usual medical care? According to one recent medical study, massage was signi...
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Winter can make annoying dandruff worseDec 10, 2012 4:00 am - As the mother of two children who have had their fair share of lice scares, I am acutely aware — and suspicious — of head scratching of any sort, including my own. But m...
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Alzheimer’s research proves disappointingDec 10, 2012 4:00 am - It has been a frustrating year — a depressing decade, in fact — for people hoping for breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s research and treatment. Two pharmaceutical giants inve...
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Some emergency rooms are taking reservationsDec 09, 2012 5:09 am - Just before her wedding this year, Ashleigh Kondracki came down with bronchitis and went to the emergency room. Instead of an onerous wait, the 22-year-old receptionist ...
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4 questions to ask about drugstore loyalty cardsDec 08, 2012 10:00 pm - Walgreens wants to reward customers for merely taking a walk, and Rite Aid will help cover trial gym memberships for some of its frequent shoppers. All the national drug...