Health and Fitness
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Eye problems may stem from haircutOct 17, 2010 9:22 pm - Q. I have an unusual problem. When I got my last haircut two months ago, the stylist accidentally got dozens and dozens of fine hairs in my eyes. I have dry, sensiti...
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Warning to politicians: Handshakes can hurtOct 19, 2010 2:40 pm - With the midterm elections approaching, a key constituency of health care professionals is expressing concern about the ability of our nation's political leaders to perf...
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Journal your way to fitness successOct 17, 2010 9:22 pm - We've all heard the phrase “you can't know where you're going until you know where you've been. This is especially true in changing your lifestyle habits like losing wei...
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Your health: Lose the lensesOct 19, 2010 5:19 pm - Avoid scary eyes As Halloween approaches, you may be thinking about finishing off your costume with zebra-striped or glow-in-the-dark decorative contact lenses or m...
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Magnesium levels overlookedOct 17, 2010 9:22 pm - Magnesium is a mineral that is important for health, but can it prevent sudden cardiac death? According to a recent medical study, the answer is yes. Sudden cardiac dea...
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Suburban high schools giving EKGs to studentsOct 18, 2010 12:33 am - EKGs help detect hidden heart problems
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Hero pilot out to save more lives in his fight against cancerOct 16, 2010 1:47 pm - If brain cancer patient Denny Fitch of St. Charles ever wonders whether he can cheat death, all he has to do is look at the old news coverage of United Flight 232's fier...
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Saturday Soapbox: Embarrassment in Grafton TownshipOct 15, 2010 4:41 pm - What an embarrassment: You'd think that repeated public exposure in the newspaper would encourage leaders in Grafton Township to at least try to portray a better pu...
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In U.S., Hispanics outlive whites, blacks by yearsOct 13, 2010 1:54 pm - ATLANTA — U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the ...
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Auto deaths cut in half by tougher teen driving lawsOct 13, 2010 11:14 pm - Driving rules a big factor in saving lives