Health and Fitness
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Drug-resistant germs really nothing newOct 03, 2011 6:00 am - It appears that germs are naturally craftier at dodging antibiotics than we've thought. Bacteria, recent research suggests, have a lot more experience at making adjustme...
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Be wary of killer cantaloupe, scary sproutsOct 03, 2011 6:00 am - MILWAUKEE — Avoid foreign produce. Wash and peel your fruit. Keep it refrigerated. None of these common tips would have guaranteed your safety from the deadliest food ou...
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Why am I feeling tired all the time?Oct 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. Lately I find myself so tired all the time. I'm in my late 20s. I have a part-time job and go to school at night. I'm definitely busy and more than a little stres...
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Location, activities add to reunion funOct 02, 2011 6:00 am - Recently, my neighbor received an invitation to a family reunion in the middle of Iowa. Apparently her brother wants to get the whole clan together on the old family far...
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Fundraiser for woman with cancer draws big crowdSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - Fundraiser for mom with cancer and 4 disabled children draws big response
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Smokers Quit With Cheap Remedy Used in Bulgaria for 40 YearsSep 29, 2011 12:00 am - For as little as $6, there may be a smoking-cessation remedy that actually works. A clinical test of Tabex, sold in eastern Europe for more than four decades, shows that...
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Women to receive spa treatment with mammogramsSep 29, 2011 12:00 am - Avon of Morton Grove and Holy Family Medical Center’s Women’s Imaging Center are offering women a spa experience when they get a mammogram at the center any Wednesday in...
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Reebok to pay over toning shoe claimsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. — Reebok will need to tone down advertising for its shoes that claim to reshape your backside. The athletic shoe and clothing company will pay $25 million...
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Archie's 70th looks at childhood cancer, help for familiesSep 26, 2011 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA — For families of ill children, a night or two or even more at the Ronald McDonald House is one way to help focus on their ailing kids without having to sho...
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Corneal abrasion a common eye injury for kidsSep 26, 2011 6:00 am - She cheered for her big brother as he carried the ball up the football field, but the game could only hold the 5-year-old's attention for so long. Soon, the girl and her...