Health and Fitness
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Benefits of home births can include less costsApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - For the vast majority of parents-to-be, giving birth involves a stay at a hospital or birthing center. But a growing minority are choosing instead to have babies at home...
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Good exercise form key to avoiding injuryApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - Summer's approaching, so people who haven't been to the gym in a while will be heading there to get ready for swimsuit season. The American Council on Exercise has issue...
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More chemo effective against leukemiaApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When an initial round of intense chemotherapy fails to subdue a child's leukemia, doctors typically try a bone-marrow transplant as a desperate backup m...
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Exercises help tone up loose skin of middle ageApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - Does the mere thought of wearing a sleeveless dress or tank top in public make you shiver in horror? You're not alone. Few women who have exited their 30s are comfortabl...
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Fittest Loser contestants ready for final pushApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - With less than two weeks to go until the winner of the 2012 Fittest Loser Challenge is crowned, the Push Fitness trainers are gearing up for a big finish. Less than thre...
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High blood pressure is silent killer if left untreatedApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - Q. At my last checkup, my blood pressure was 130/85. I'd like to have a better understanding of what those numbers mean. A. Your heart is a pump, pushing blood t...
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How to keep your cool at workApr 23, 2012 6:00 am - A man texted and checked his emails during a seminar despite the fact that he was seated directly in front of the speaker. A medical technician lost her temper and trash...
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Positive outlook may help your heartApr 23, 2012 5:32 am - WASHINGTON — Be happy — it seems to be good for your heart. Scientists have long known that Type A personalities and people who are chronically angry, anxious or depress...
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Mild winter means more ticks in IllinoisApr 22, 2012 10:13 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Illinois health officials are warning people to watch out for deer ticks, which are thriving because of the mild winter and early spring weather. The...
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If food is in plastic, what’s in the food?Apr 22, 2012 8:32 am - In a study published last year in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers put five San Francisco families on a three-day diet of food that hadn’t been...