Health and Fitness
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Flat feet on the agenda at foot doctor conferenceMar 01, 2011 10:00 pm - More than 1,400 foot doctors are attending the Midwest podiatry conference this week in Chicago. Four sessions will focus on flat feet. Some are born with the condition...
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Army makes over fitness testsMar 01, 2011 10:00 pm - FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Sit-ups don't make a soldier, the Army has decided. So its 30-year-old fitness requirements are getting a battlefield-inspired makeover. Soon every...
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Technology helps children deal with autism in schoolFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - From robots to telemedicine, 21st century technology is bringing the future into homes and schools across the suburbs — and at the same time leveling the playing field f...
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State suggests 17 is too young to tanFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Roughly 30 percent of the customers at L.A. Tan in Palatine are teenagers, which means business would take a big hit if Illinois legislators pass a law prohibiting anyon...
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Colonscopy group highlights colon cancer screeningFeb 28, 2011 10:00 pm - Doctors who specialize in colon cancer screening are using March to highlight the importance of getting tested. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Deat...
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Your health: Are bacteria friend or foe?Feb 28, 2011 1:00 am - Bugs in the system Here's a not-so-savory news flash: There are more bacterial cells living in our bodies than human cells. The Washington Post reports that researc...
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Health briefs: Blood pressure screeningFeb 27, 2011 11:00 pm - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center offers free blood pressure testing and education for lowering the risk for heart disease. Testing will be h...
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Chefs: Stars can make healthy eating sexyFeb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Defending the often frenzied food celebrity culture, chefs Art Smith and Spike Mendelsohn said Saturday that more stars should use their status to p...
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A new priority — it's all about 'me'Feb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - It's all about me. Until a month ago I had never uttered those words. Now that I'm in the midst of the Fittest Loser Challenge, it's about me all day, every day. Over th...
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Doctors want teenagers banned from tanning salonsFeb 27, 2011 10:00 pm - The American Academy of Pediatrics wants teenagers banned from tanning salons to reduce their risk of skin cancer. More than 30 states regulate indoor tanning by minors,...