Health and Fitness
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Readers cheer on Fittest Loser contestantsMar 26, 2012 6:00 am - Bonnie looks forward to reading about the Fittest Loser's progress every Monday in Health & Fitness. She will receive a one-month membership to Curves. She offers these ...
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Your health: Link between avid exercise, binge drinkingMar 26, 2012 6:00 am - Surprising link Avid exercisers are careful to stay healthy in all aspects of life, right? You may be shocked to learn that workout warriors are more likely to bing...
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Easy winter makes for early allergy seasonMar 26, 2012 6:00 am - There were plenty of reasons to love this year’s “winter that wasn’t,” with its lack of subzero temperatures. But now it’s payback time — at least for those of us with ...
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Fitness 'marathon' has a few bumps along the wayMar 26, 2012 6:00 am - In a move that caused my jaw to drop, my trainer, George Gersch, told me to go ahead and eat a piece of bread this week. And then he capped it off by telling me to add b...
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More men opting for 'Brotox' to look goodMar 26, 2012 6:00 am - They call it “Brotox” — slang for Botox treatments for guys. Evan Lo Balbo had never heard of the word until his girlfriend suggested they do something to fight the mean...
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Study: Colon tests using costly sedationMar 26, 2012 6:00 am - Few people want to be wide awake during their colonoscopy exams, but new research suggests too many are getting extra sedation treatment, costing as much as $1 billion y...
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Health and wellness seminars at Deer Park Town CenterMar 26, 2012 6:00 am - The Fittest Loser contestants spend just a few hours a week with their personal trainers. The rest of the time they're responsible for exercising on their own. Deer Park...
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Estrogen may lower breast cancer riskMar 26, 2012 6:00 am - LONDON — Women who take estrogen after menopause appear to have a lower risk of breast cancer even years after they quit taking the hormone, according to a new analysis ...
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Keloids may look bad, but they are harmlessMar 26, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I am a 46-year-old African-American man with keloids on my chest. My first problem is that I don't like how they look. But I'm also worried about other effects — ...
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New treatments give spinal injury patients hopeMar 26, 2012 5:56 am - Brandon Loney can’t move his legs, but once a week, he sure does run. Suspended by a harness from the ceiling at Courage Center in Golden Valley, Minn., the 23-year-old ...