Health and Fitness
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It doesn't pay to stay at work when you're sickDec 17, 2012 4:00 am - It's enough to make you sick — co-workers who cough, sneeze and hack their way through the day while you try to fend off the swarm of germs. With the arrival of the cold...
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Eli Lilly plans another study for Alzheimer’s drugDec 12, 2012 10:47 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug has flashed potential to help with mild cases of the disease, but patients and doctors will have to wait a few m...
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Vision loss increasing among AmericansDec 11, 2012 2:16 pm - The rate of non-refractive visual impairment jumped 21 percent in 2005-2008 from 1999-2002, according to research today in the Journal of the American Medical Associatio...
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How you can applyDec 10, 2012 5:07 am - Are you ready for a change? Is 2013 the year to turn your good intentions into reality? The Daily Herald and Push Fitness are teaming up to offer you a shot at making it...
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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...