Health and Fitness
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Adenovirus may be cause of summer illnessesJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - Summer vacation wasn't starting out quite like the family intended. Four kids, no school, blue skies — but one by one the siblings were coming down with fevers, and soon...
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Home birth on the rise by a dramatic 20 percentJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — One mother chose home birth because it was cheaper than going to a hospital. Another gave birth at home because she has multiple sclerosis and feared unnecess...
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Science seeks ways to take sting out of sunburnJul 17, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — If you've hit the beach, chances are you've experienced an unfortunate rite of summer — sunburn. Skin so swollen it hurts to bend. The heat that rises from ...
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State cuts put more seniors in nursing homesJul 17, 2011 6:07 am - Born with cerebral palsy, Jennifer McPhail relies on a home health aide to help her get dressed for work and ready for bed at night. Her motorized wheelchair keeps her a...
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Falls, eye test may give clues to Alzheimer’sJul 17, 2011 12:00 am - PARIS — Scientists in Australia are reporting encouraging early results from a simple eye test they hope will give a noninvasive way to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disea...
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Coffee protects against drug-resistant germs, study findsJul 16, 2011 6:11 am - Drinking tea and coffee may be linked to reducing antibiotic resistant bacteria carried by healthy people in their noses, a potential benefit of the beverages that baffl...
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Golf outing helps Wheaton athlete fight ALSJul 16, 2011 12:00 am - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has not sapped Brian Schnurstein of what is most important. The deadly neurodegenerative disease may have rendered feeble the arm that thre...
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Kids should steer clear of energy drinks, limit sports drinksJul 14, 2011 1:00 am - Sports and energy drinks are heavily marketed to children and adolescents, but in most cases kids don’t need them — and some of these products contain substances that co...
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Spicing up your family’s plate with MyPlateJul 13, 2011 3:00 pm - While you’re cooking dinner and are torn between being referee and tutor to your kids, are images of the food guide pyramid dancing through your head? Probably not. For ...
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Sun exposure is risky — salon tanning tooJul 13, 2011 4:00 am - We get it, the sun is fun. But despite many campaigns against it, people of all ages are still getting too much harmful ultraviolet radiation — naturally and from salon ...