Health and Fitness
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Should we multtask just because we can?May 14, 2012 6:00 am - It's the era of the split attention span, for better or worse. The people who text and drive. The colleagues who sit through meetings while trolling their iPhones. The t...
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Breast cancer in men rare, but taking a tollMay 14, 2012 6:00 am - Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize th...
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Why cutting out soda might be best plan for your healthMay 14, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I am 100 percent focused on losing weight to become healthier so I am trying to make better food choices throughout the day. I've been eating less food per meal and i...
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Creatine is not the answer for building muscle in boysMay 14, 2012 6:00 am - Q. My son wants to play football, but he's smaller than the other boys. Is it safe for him to take a nutritional supplement such as creatine to increase his muscle? ...
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It's worthwhile to limit exposure to BPAMay 14, 2012 6:00 am - Can a chemical, bisphenol A, lining the cans of many canned foods, increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes? According to two large medical studies, the answer is...
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Tragedy transforms Willowbrook mom from 188 pounds to triathleteMay 13, 2012 7:45 am - A skinny girl who grew up in Lombard and Westmont and played three varsity sports in high school, Patti Saltiel says she didn't even realize she had grown into a 188-pou...
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FDA reviews first rapid, take-home test for HIVMay 11, 2012 9:14 pm - WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for th...
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AIDS fight enters new phase with prevention pillMay 11, 2012 7:44 pm - CHICAGO — Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with the ...
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Online group calls for Illinois bishop’s apologyMay 10, 2012 2:42 pm - PEORIA — An online religious community has joined calls for a Catholic bishop from Peoria to apologize for comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. But the...
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CDC: Half of young adults get sunburnedMay 10, 2012 12:00 pm - ATLANTA — Half of U.S. adults under 30 say they have had a sunburn at least once in the past year, a government survey found — a sign young people aren’t ...