Health and Fitness
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U.S. deaths reach record as population grows, agesOct 15, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — U.S. deaths surpassed 2.5 million for the first time last year, reflecting the nation’s growing and aging population. The increase of about 45,000 more deaths...
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Doctor’s tale adds credibility to out-of-body experiencesOct 15, 2012 6:00 am - Every once in a while, I come across an article that I consider to be groundbreaking. In the recent issue of Newsweek, a neurosurgeon who was in a coma for several days ...
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Group: More than half in 39 states will be obeseOct 15, 2012 6:00 am - NEW YORK — We Americans already know how fat we are. Can it get much worse? Apparently, yes, according to an advocacy group that predicts that by 2030 more than half the...
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Staying sharp means exercising mind and bodyOct 15, 2012 6:00 am - Are you fearful that your cognitive powers are spiraling out of control as a result of the aging process? While it is true that cognitive decline begins a slow, gradual ...
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Batavia woman starts breast cancer website with personalityOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - After Britta Wilk McKenna was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, one of the first things she did was what many Internet users do: hit Google to learn about her diseas...
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Shootings expose cracks in U.S. mental health systemOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Andrew Engeldinger’s parents pushed him for two years to seek treatment for what they suspected was mental illness, but even though he became increasingly ...
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Do holes make you queasy or even fearful?Oct 15, 2012 5:00 am - During an introductory psychology course at Britain's University of Essex in 2009, Arnold Wilkins asked his class to participate in a quick experiment. Wilkins projected...
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Push for healthier truckers gains momentumOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - DALLAS — In the months after Doug Robinson started driving a truck, he noticed his clothes were increasingly more snug-fitting. He was already overweight but soon realiz...
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Free Ironman workshop:Oct 14, 2012 6:40 pm - Is there an Ironman® or triathlon in your future? The Mundelein Park & Recreation District is offering a free workshop at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 to find out what it ta...
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Student wins health award:Oct 12, 2012 5:47 pm - Dalia Anguiano, 17, a senior at Zion-Benton Township High School has been recognized as a young health activist for her work in two youth programs at the Lake County Hea...