Health and Fitness
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M&M's pack an important punchMay 02, 2011 2:00 am - As we face the final week of the Fittest Loser Challenge, the trainers are pulling out all the stops and utilizing a variety of tools to get the most possible poundage o...
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Walk and Roll event kicks off in ElginMay 02, 2011 1:59 am - The American Cancer Society invites you to the 2011 Walk and Roll Fox Valley event Saturday, May 7, in Festival Park in downtown Elgin. The funds raised through this on...
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Fittest Losers pull out all the stopsMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - Three months can seem like an eternity when you know you are going to spend that time in intense physical training. But three months can also go by in a blink, as the t...
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Balancing those five basic food groupsMay 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Although there seems to be an endless variety of foods out there, we teach our clients five basic food groups — protein, fats, fruits, vegetables and starches. Fruits, ...
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Warmer weather brings out the creepy crawliesMay 01, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — It's that time of year when the bugs emerge to bug us. Some can pose real threats — Lyme disease from tiny ticks, West Nile virus from mosquitoes, or life-t...
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Vitamin C may impact your heartMay 01, 2011 2:00 am - Can vitamin C improve heart function in those with congestive heart failure? According to one study, the answer is yes. Congestive heart failure happens when the heart i...
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Gott: Colitis complications require doctor's careApr 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. I was told that I have lymphocytic colitis. I have been on Entocort for three months and am now on Lialda. I am seeing a gastroenterologist. I am told that this i...
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How a stem-cell transplant altered 2 livesApr 30, 2011 2:00 am - The meeting between the 7-year-old boy and the 31-year-old man began awkwardly, as meetings of strangers often do. But then young Jacob Kowalik sized up the adult, and ...
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Elgin United Way offers prescription cardsApr 30, 2011 2:00 am - Submitted by United Way of Elgin The United Way of Elgin, through a partnership with FamilyWize, offers a free prescription drug discount card to the community that save...
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Milk banks seek more donors for babies in needApr 29, 2011 2:00 am - ATHENS, Ohio — With her baby fast asleep in the stroller, Valerie Githinji made her way up to the nurses’ station in O’Bleness Memorial Hospital’s maternity ward. She ca...