Health and Fitness
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Farm linked to salmonella pulls watermelonsSep 12, 2012 5:15 pm - OWENSVILLE, Ind. — A southwestern Indiana farm linked to a deadly outbreak of salmonella in cantaloupes said Wednesday it had voluntarily withdrawn its watermelons from ...
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Kathy Bates recovering from double mastectomySep 12, 2012 4:34 pm - NEW YORK — Kathy Bates says she is recovering from a double mastectomy. The Oscar-winning actress tweeted on Wednesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer two mont...
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Hanover Township hosting health expoSep 12, 2012 4:00 pm - Hanover Township, Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider and the Victory Centre of Bartlett are hosting a community health and fitness expo from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday,...
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McDonald’s new menu item: Calorie countsSep 12, 2012 9:13 am - NEW YORK — McDonald’s restaurants across the country will soon get a new menu addition: The number of calories in the chain’s burgers and fries. The world’s biggest hamb...
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Scientists say fish oil doesn’t lower heart attack riskSep 11, 2012 7:40 pm - Looks like a fish oil pill a day won’t keep the doctor away. Scientists who reviewed data from about 68,000 patients gathered in 20 trials over the past 24 years found t...
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Cancer study looking for suburban participantsSep 11, 2012 11:31 am - The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers from the suburbs to join a nationwide cancer prevention study. The national nonprofit is looking for about 12,000 v...
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Children's advocates learn how to further their causeSep 10, 2012 11:00 am - While many public programs are being delayed, reduced or canceled as state and federal budget problems continue, the one thing that can't wait patiently are the childhoo...
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Weighty advice: keep a journal, don’t skip meals, eat inSep 10, 2012 6:15 am - Keep a food journal; don’t skip meals; and avoid going out to eat, especially lunch. That’s the advice suggested for postmenopausal dieters after a yearlong dietary weig...
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Project emphasizes patient safety in hospitalsSep 10, 2012 6:09 am - WASHINGTON — Head of the hospital bed raised? Check. Patient’s teeth brushed? Check. Those simple but often overlooked steps can help protect some of the most criticall...
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Chest X-rays don’t detect all lung cancers, study saysSep 10, 2012 6:02 am - Chest X-rays fail to detect some types of lung cancers, according to a new study that further supports the use of computerized tomography scans as an alternative tool fo...