Health and Fitness
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Exercise now part of normal routine for contestantsMar 18, 2012 6:00 am - If they're not exercising, they're thinking about the next time they're going to exercise. When they are exercising, they're hearing their trainer's voice in their head ...
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More boomers exercising, playing team sportsMar 18, 2012 6:00 am - LUBBOCK, Texas — The country's largest generation is running, walking, swimming and using exercise machines in hopes of changing the face of aging. Baby boomers — the 78...
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Aptakisic variety show benefits suicide preventionMar 16, 2012 5:24 pm - Aptakisic Junior High School is presenting a variety show at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22, to benefit a group dedicated to educating and preventing suicide among at-risk te...
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'Pink slime' sounds gross, but how does it taste?Mar 16, 2012 9:00 am - All this angst over “pink slime” has made one thing clear: We don't always know what we're getting when we bite into a big juicy burger. Which leaves unanswered some of ...
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Suburban clinic promotes abortions without licenseMar 15, 2012 6:35 pm - Illinois regulators have ordered a suburban clinic to remove references to surgical abortions from its website and pay a $36,000 fine. The Illinois Department of Public ...
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5K launches Naperville’s St. Pat’s eventsMar 15, 2012 10:37 am - Along the St. Paddy’s Day 5K route through downtown Naperville, there’ll be all sorts of people lined up cheering wildly. It’s all about you, runner. They’re there to s...
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CDC launching graphic anti-smoking ad campaignMar 15, 2012 10:00 am - ATLANTA — Tobacco taxes and smoking bans haven't budged the U.S. smoking rate in years. Now the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with a graphic nation...
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Activate Elgin focuses on elected officials' supportMar 14, 2012 8:00 pm - After more than five years working as a coalition of community leaders in schools, hospitals, churches and city government, Activate Elgin is turning its sights on elect...
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Risk of injury still exists for 'safe' baseball, softballMar 12, 2012 6:00 am - Comfortably college-bound, my patient was still looking forward to his final season of varsity spring baseball. The orthopedic specialist had cleared him to play but inf...
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Plastic surgery can 'turn back the clock,' study findsMar 12, 2012 6:00 am - A face lift can make a person look seven years younger, according to a study that asked volunteers to guess the ages of patients who had cosmetic surgery. Shown photos o...