Health and Fitness
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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 ...
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Overuse may lead to injuries in student athletesMay 07, 2012 6:23 am - Whether young athletes are throwing, rowing, swimming or running, sports medicine experts have been warning for years against specializing in one sport and one position....
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'Dance of life' blends yoga, martial artsMay 07, 2012 6:00 am - On a recent Monday night in Memphis, Tenn., women were stomping, swaying and growling to a tribal drumbeat. "Feel it through all your chakras," said Diane Sable, as she...