Health and Fitness
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Realistic robots put medical staff to the testMar 11, 2013 6:00 am - BREMERTON, Wash. — Doctors, nurses and corpsmen at the Naval Hospital Bremerton here stay sharp by working on dummies. The hospital's 2½-year-old simulation lab recently...
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Your chances of dying by 2023? Test offers cluesMar 11, 2013 5:02 am - Want to know your chances of dying in the next 10 years? Here are some bad signs: getting winded walking several blocks, smoking and having trouble pushing a chair acros...
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Changing approach to workouts, nutrition takes practiceMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - I know I'm supposed to be updating you on my Fittest Loser journey, and I will. But first, indulge me for a minute, OK? I'm going to tell you a quick story about somethi...
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Oral hygiene research aiding teeth, healthMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - It’s likely that the condition of our teeth influences health over many parts of our body beyond the digestive system. Researchers have tied oral bacteria and tooth deca...
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Status report for the Fittest Loser contestantsMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - Karen Castillo, 37, Carpentersville Starting weight: 206 Current weight: 200 Weight lost this week: Gained 1 pound Total weight loss: 6 pounds, 2.9 percent Mari...
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PET scans allow doctors clearer view of body organsMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I'm in treatment for colorectal cancer. My doctor has scheduled a PET scan to see how well my treatment is working. What will happen during this test? A. A po...
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Social media spurring on competition among teamsMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - To get past the slump many team members experienced during week four of the 12-week Fittest Loser Community Challenge, the teams energized the competition — on Facebook....
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Intense workouts become new normal for contestantsMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - Exhausting, excruciating, tough, intense, painful. Those are just some of the words the Fittest Losers use to describe their workout sessions. “The workouts I've been do...
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New research could lead to male contraceptive pillMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - Say what you will about size, it’s the numbers that really matter. Consider: Women produce one egg a month, which birth control pills have been notably efficient in keep...
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Many seniors remain sexually active, study findsMar 11, 2013 4:57 am - Consider the reality of healthy aging, sexually active seniors and octogenarian lovers challenging the rules of decorum. The “Make Love Not War” flower children of the ‘...