Health and Fitness
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Mt. Prospect/Prospect Hts. Relay nets $100,000May 31, 2011 4:00 am - Thanks to everyone who help make the recent 2011 Relay For Life of Mount Prospect/Prospect Heights a smashing success, as the event raised over $100,000 for the American...
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Study: Link of virus chronic fatigue false alarmMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Two new studies say a link between a virus and chronic fatigue syndrome probably was a false alarm, the latest possible culprit that could fall by the waysi...
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Competitor loses weight, gains an educationMay 30, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s the nights that are going to be different for Jayne Nothnagel. Nothnagel, a 52-year-old customer service representative from Bloomingdale, lost 42 pounds over three...
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App lets friends rate mealsMay 30, 2011 6:00 am - A free iPhone app called Pic Healthy lets users take pictures of their meals, rate them as healthful or tasty or both, then share this information with friends and stran...
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Do sports wristbands tap into body's 'frequencies'?May 30, 2011 1:00 am - Star athletes Shaquille O'Neal, Drew Brees, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Ogletree all believe that a little wristband somehow gives them an extra boost. “I kept feeling some...
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Maintaining weight loss a challengeMay 30, 2011 1:00 am - So after months of hard work, the extra weight is finally off — now what? Maintaining your weight loss will no doubt take focus, but the hardest part is definitely behin...
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Research into homeopathy continuesMay 30, 2011 1:00 am - I recently gave a short talk at the Woodfield Shopping Center and one of the people in the audience asked me about homeopathy. Ten to 15 years ago, homeopathy was a hot ...
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Women cope with disabilities, pregnancyMay 30, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Her first pregnancy brought Dianna Fiore Radoslovich a break from the weakness and pain of her multiple sclerosis. She put away her cane and her meds and ga...
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Rare disorder causes chronic skin conditionMay 30, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I have an open wound on my leg that my surgeon thought was an infection. After eight surgeries, I was eventually diagnosed (by a dermatologist) with a rare immune...
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How you can avoid those golf injuriesMay 30, 2011 12:00 am - Golf is not a contact sport. So why can the game be so physically painful sometimes? There is golfer's elbow, wrist problems, shoulder problems, hip problems and leg pro...