Health and Fitness
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Vitamin C may help reduce fatigueFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - One of the most common complaints I and other physicians hear from patients is that they are tired and are looking for answers. Vitamin C may help. Although anecdotal da...
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Trimming super-size meals with half ordersFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a ha...
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Exercise can help fight off depressionFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — As a clinical psychologist and a fitness competitor, Gina Midyett has a special perspective on what exercise can do for the body — and the mind. “I've alw...
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A physical 'train wreck' tries to get on trackFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - I am a middle-aged train wreck. I've got chronic migraines (five to seven a week), orthopedic issues from being hit by a car as a teenager, and, as if it couldn't get be...
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Tai chi exercises may hold health benefits for manyFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - Q. I'm getting older and need to find a new way to keep fit. I've heard that tai chi might be a good option. Can you tell me more about it and its health benefits? ...
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Fittest Loser trainers ready for the challengeFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - Here are the trainers from Push Fitness who will be working with this year's Fittest Loser contestants. Michelle Amsden A certified personal fitness trai...
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Six readers ready for Fittest Loser challengeFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - It's a new year — and for six out-of-shape Daily Herald readers, it's a new life, as well. The Daily Herald's 2012 Fittest Loser competition kicked off in February, and ...
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Active boomers suffering more injuriesFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing “men's” push-ups and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while li...
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Challenge yourself with 5 circuit training exercisesFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - This month's workout is a timed circuit that focuses on completing five exercises as quickly as possible with minimal rest. Time how long it takes you to complete the ...
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Counterfeit drugs becoming big business worldwideFeb 19, 2012 5:22 am - WASHINGTON — The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new fears that the multibillion-...