Health and Fitness
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How to shape up 'hugging muscles'Jul 16, 2012 6:00 am - You want to make sure your “hugging muscles” are in good working order. We're talking about the pectoralis major and the pectoralis minor, commonly called the pecs. They...
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Your health: Hot weather workoutsJul 16, 2012 6:00 am - Beat the heat “Less does more.” That’s the message in the July issue of Runner’s World’s guide to maintaining your workout through the dog days of summer, The Wash...
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Memory strategies help fend off forgetfulnessJul 16, 2012 6:00 am - Q. As I've gotten older, I've started to forget things here and there. Can you give me some strategies for improving my everyday memory? A. Believe me, you're no...
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Exercise, hydrate, rest part of heat workoutsJul 16, 2012 5:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — He calls himself “The Sweatmaker.” Andre Hudson, a 40-year-old personal trainer from St. Petersburg, runs a series of popular speed and agility cl...
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Relay over, but we still need your helpJul 16, 2012 5:00 am - On behalf of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Palatine, Rolling Meadows and Inverness committee, I would like to say “Wow!” Thanks to your support, our Rel...
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Program helps kids know what they're eatingJul 16, 2012 5:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Step one: Pull everything from your kitchen pantry and inspect the ingredient labels closely. Look for glucose, sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup, a...
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Celiac disease leads to changes in dietsJul 16, 2012 5:00 am - About 1 in 133 Americans have celiac disease, which may explain why we've been hearing so much about gluten-free diets. Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition that da...
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Churches preaching gospel of good healthJul 16, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — James Tate used to arrive early at First Baptist Church of Glenarden so that he could find a wider seat in the handicapped section of the Upper Marlboro, Md...
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If you dog has an itch to scratch, take him to your vetJul 15, 2012 6:29 am - Summer is here. We get to spend more time playing with our dogs outside. Nothing is more fun than watching our dogs play in the water, run up and down on a beach or padd...
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An essay on common-sense contraception and maternal mortalityJul 15, 2012 6:24 am - New research from Johns Hopkins released this week suggests that one of the most effective ways we have to lower the maternal mortality rate would be simply to meet the ...