Health and Fitness
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Alternatives exist in testing for heart diseaseAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I have recently developed chest pain when I exercise. My doctor wants me to have a nuclear stress test to check my arteries for blockages. I would like to limit my ex...
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Drinking fruits, vegetables has its benefitsAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Julian Thomson is juiced. He moves fast and talks faster. That’s what kale — along with spinach, carrots and apples — can do for you. This morning, the same...
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Try to limit your exposure to chemicals in environmentAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - Recently I gave a lecture at one of my favorite cancer support organizations, the Wellness Place in Palatine. The topic focused on the increasing influence of chemicals ...
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Cool it with the iced tea, fans when it's hotAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - As much of the nation gasps through the last steamy hot days of summer, there's mixed scientific reviews for some of the season's pleasures and dangers. First, let's tal...
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Your health: Get healthy with your snacksAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - Healthy snack attack The cupcakes in the office are calling your name. Your stomach is grumbling and you need to fight the dreaded afternoon energy slump. What to d...
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Weight training may help lower diabetes risk in menAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - Weight training alone or with aerobic exercise may lower diabetes risk in men, Harvard University research showed, while a German study found that physical activity keep...
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Kids’ cholesterol rate falls, despite obesity rateAug 13, 2012 5:15 am - ATLANTA — Finally some good news about cholesterol and kids: A big government study shows that in the past decade, the proportion of children who have high cholesterol h...
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Politics obscures circumcision's role in fighting AIDSAug 13, 2012 5:00 am - Circumcision is in the spotlight again after a German court ruling has pit those who support it for religious and health reasons against those who say boys should have t...
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Souped-up walking steps up exercise benefitsAug 13, 2012 5:00 am - Walking started as a fitness trend when ancient vertebrates first strode out of the primordial sea and onto dry land, 400 million years ago. Which makes walking a workou...
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Brazilian women rebel against cesarean birthsAug 11, 2012 6:22 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO — From the day Mariana Migon discovered she was pregnant, she knew she wanted a natural birth. So just weeks before her due date, the first-time mother ab...