Health and Fitness
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Fashion Week’s first trend: Heart-health awarenessFeb 11, 2012 6:42 am - NEW YORK — Red is Christie Brinkley’s color. The veteran supermodel returned to the runway Wednesday night for the Red Dress Collection fashion show, an annual New York ...
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Atrial fibrillation cases on the riseFeb 11, 2012 5:05 am - EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — After Debra Gregory passed out twice the same day at her home in 2008, a friend took her to Mayo Clinic Health System-Oakridge in Osseo. Once there, m...
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Carpentersville gives boost to employees trying to stay healthyFeb 09, 2012 4:30 am - Carpentersville is so serious about getting its employees fit that it is issuing reimbursements to those who get involved in wellness activities. Tuesday, the village bo...
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Health challenge attracts 1 million participantsFeb 06, 2012 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Television already has “The Biggest Loser.” Dr. Mehmet Oz is looking for the biggest number of losers. “The Dr. Oz Show” said Monday that it had netted its 1 ...
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How to keep your energy level up this winterFeb 06, 2012 5:00 am - With months of cold weather behind us and months to go before spring arrives, it's easy to get bogged down by the gray skies and cold temperatures. Rather than let this ...
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Mass hysteria: Science seeks its triggerFeb 06, 2012 5:00 am - ATLANTA — Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong. Scores of adults...
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Taking ‘SuperSlow’ approach to exercisingFeb 06, 2012 5:00 am - The benefits of exercise are undisputable. Documented research shows that it improves people’s health, and also makes people feel and look better. But achieving those be...
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Researching martial arts schools first the best defenseFeb 06, 2012 5:00 am - You fear that your daughter has strayed onto a bully's radar — or that your son is turning into a bully. Martial arts training can solve both situations. Yes, students l...
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Tips to improving memoryFeb 06, 2012 5:00 am - Ask actress Marilu Henner about a lunch date with “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl almost 20 years ago, and she not only can recall the date (June 1, 1993) and th...
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Rare mass hysteria often only reported by teenage girlsFeb 06, 2012 5:00 am - ATLANTA — Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong. Scores of adults...