Health and Fitness
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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 ...
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More weekend sleep helps control body weightJul 13, 2011 4:00 am - When children are given the opportunity to sleep more, like on weekends and holidays, the extra sleep tends to counter the negative effects — including extra body weight...
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Fight a fever? Not so fast, pleaseJul 13, 2011 4:00 am - When a child is feeling under the weather, the first thing a parent reaches for is the thermometer. The numbers on the digital readout will help the parent decide what t...
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Depression in dads affects parentingJul 13, 2011 4:00 am - Depressed dads spank their children more often and read to them less often than their non-depressed counterparts. That comes from a study published in April by the Ameri...
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Take the bite out of sports injuriesJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Accidents happen. But if you’re the parent of one of the 30 million kids under 14 who participate in organized youth sports, simple preventive steps can help save your c...