Health and Fitness
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Personal trainer the ticket to getting teen in shapeMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - You've bribed and threatened, cautioned and cajoled, and still your child wants nothing to do with physical activity. He just doesn't enjoy riding a bike, hitting a base...
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Baby boomers fueling boom in knee, hip surgeriesMay 22, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO - We're becoming a nation of bum knees, worn-out hips and sore shoulders, and it's not just the Medicare set. Baby boomer bones and joints also are taking a p...
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Your health: Perk upMay 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Coffee cure-all? In case you needed one, here's another possible reason to have that cup of coffee in the morning: Men who regularly drink coffee appear to be less ...
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Younger drivers should avoid ATVsMay 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Over lunch one sunny spring day, a fellow physician recounted a recent office visit with an active 8-year-old boy who had injured several fingers falling off a dirt bike...
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Gott: Treatments can ease burning mouth symptomsMay 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. I have recently been diagnosed with burning-mouth syndrome. What can you tell me about the cause and treatment? I've found Breneton on the Internet. Is this a goo...
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Villa Park educator sheds 180 poundsMay 21, 2011 1:00 am - By Susan Dibble sdibble@dailyherald.com Around Jefferson Middle School in Villa Park, staff members refer to Assistant Principal Raúl Gastón as “the incredible melting m...
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Arlington Hts. school walks for Make-A-WishMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - For the fourth year, students and staffers at Patton School in Arlington Heights put their feet to the test. On Thursday, May 19, they walked around the school neighborh...
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Arlington Heights garage sale for a causeMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com In training for their 60-mile walk to raise funds for breast cancer research and support programs, one group of suburban vol...
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Alexian Bros. beginning work on children's hospitalMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - Come Monday, construction crews will commence work on the $117 million children's hospital at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates. After more than four years o...
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CDC's 'zombie apocalypse' advice an Internet hitMay 19, 2011 11:00 pm - ATLANTA — "Zombie apocalypse." That blog posting headline is all it took for an obscure public health doctor to set off an Internet frenzy over tired old advice about k...