Health and Fitness
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Tai chi may lessen rheumatoid arthritis symptomsAug 22, 2011 6:00 am - Practicing tai chi on a regular basis may significantly improve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. There have been a number of studies demonstrating the benefits of t...
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Coumadin can cause cold feelingAug 22, 2011 6:00 am - Q. I have a family member who takes Coumadin and always complains of being very cold. Nothing she does externally helps to warm her up. I figure that the thinning of...
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Desk job means even more exercise neededAug 22, 2011 6:00 am - You go for long walks virtually every day and wear a pedometer to count the steps you take. Most days, you take the 10,000 steps the federal Centers for Disease Control ...
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Military steps up efforts to detect brain injuriesAug 22, 2011 6:00 am - FORT CARSON, Colo. — A group of infantry just back from Afghanistan sat down in front of computers at Fort Carson and began answering a series of questions: Were you wo...
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GlenOaks installs the latest in breast cancer detection equipmentAug 22, 2011 1:00 am - The latest technology in breast cancer detection is now available at Adventist GlenOaks Hospital in Glendale Heights. The hospital recently installed a new Selenia Dime...
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Your health: Keep those snacks healthyAug 22, 2011 1:00 am - After-school snacks Kids are back in school, and when they get home from school, they're ravenous and ready to eat. Here's a week's worth of quick and healthful sna...
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Boomers to spend billions fighting agingAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - Baby boomers heading into what used to be called retirement age are providing a 70 million-member strong market for legions of companies, entrepreneurs and cosmetic surg...
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Desire for control sends consumers to food co-opsAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - Cooperative grocery stores have been on a boom-then-bust cycle since they first emerged after the Great Depression. And the cycle at the moment is back to boom. As more ...
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Humans still seek weapons in battle against disease-infested mosquitoesAug 21, 2011 5:00 am - By a wide margin, the mosquito is the most deadly nonhuman animal on the planet. Malaria, largely spread by mosquitoes, infected 225 million people in 2009 and killed 78...
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New data spill shows risk of online health recordsAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Until recently, medical files belonging to nearly 300,000 Californians sat unsecured on the Internet for the entire world to see. There were insurance fo...