Health and Fitness
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Your health: Time to stand upNov 19, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t just sit there The evils of sitting have been well documented in recent years, according to The Washington Post. It’s been associated with everything from inc...
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Energy-drinking soldiers unusually sleepyNov 19, 2012 5:00 am - U.S. service members in Afghanistan battle zones who consumed three or more caffeine-charged energy drinks a day were prone to sleepiness and dozing off while on guard d...
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Receding hairlines, ear lobe folds may signal heart diseaseNov 19, 2012 4:44 am - LOS ANGELES — Want a clue to your risk of heart disease? Look in the mirror. People who look old — with receding hairlines, bald heads, creases near their earlobes or bu...
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Cancer patients get a dose of self-esteem at hospital salonsNov 19, 2012 4:00 am - BALTIMORE, Md. — With thinning brown hair and nearly invisible eyebrows, Margaret Fisher sits her frail frame down in the salon chair. She received a diagnosis of Stage ...
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Owners, pets hounded to shape up at boot campNov 19, 2012 4:00 am - Expect to pick up more than just weights if you enlist in Thank Dog! Bootcamp, a fitness and obedience program that has started up in an Arlington, Va., park. “We clean ...
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The ‘$5 doctor’ practices medicine from bygone eraNov 18, 2012 6:22 am - RUSHVILLE, Ill. — Patients line up early outside his office just off the town square, waiting quietly for the doctor to arrive, as he has done for nearly 60 years. Dr. R...
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Judge favors Christian publisher in Carol Stream on contraception coverageNov 16, 2012 6:33 pm - WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday temporarily prevented the Obama administration from forcing a Christian publishing company based in Carol Stream to provide its em...
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Illinois keeps pace on Obama’s health lawNov 16, 2012 3:38 pm - Illinois is ahead of some states but behind others on the path toward creating a health insurance exchange, a cornerstone of President Barack Obama’s health care law. Ob...
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Lindenhurst hospital plan gets cheers, jeersNov 15, 2012 12:21 pm - Lindenhurst facility subject of hearing
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Editorial: Moving past fear on supportive housingNov 14, 2012 5:27 am - In Wheeling, it’s about homes for mentally disabled people. In Campton Hills, it’s about a place for people to stay during treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. The ...