Health and Fitness
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Gott: Is hypothyroidism linked to high cholesterol?Mar 28, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My cholesterol is very high. I cannot tolerate any of the statins. I've been on many and have problems with pain and weakness in my legs. I also have an underacti...
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Early screening can detect potential disordersMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - The kindergarten teacher and her aide were doing what they were trained to do. They did a great job introducing a roomful of little students to early reading and math sk...
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'Facebook depression' a problem for teens?Mar 28, 2011 12:00 am - Add “Facebook depression” to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors' group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens wh...
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Your health: Good-for-you veggiesMar 27, 2011 2:00 am - Green means go Green vegetables top the list of good-for-you veggies. They're great sources of fiber and vitamins A, C and K, plus scads of other vitamins and miner...
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Tackling the stairs one step at a timeMar 27, 2011 2:00 am - This week the contestants are talking about the exercises they love and hate. I wouldn't mind sharing the same thing, but I hesitate to put anything in writing because I...
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Is sex dangerous for couch potatoes?Mar 27, 2011 2:00 am - Sex and exercise can trigger heart attacks in older people who don’t get much of either, a new analysis finds. The risk is low, but it’s a good reminder that slackers sh...
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Boxing a favorite among Fittest Loser contestantsMar 27, 2011 2:00 am - Three days a week, the five Fittest Losers go for an hourlong workout with their personal trainers. They have been doing so for six weeks, exercising like they have not ...
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Suicide survivor spreads message of hopeMar 26, 2011 11:00 pm - On a cold December night in 2009, David Kane walked out onto the porch of his Arlington Heights home and had a conversation with God. He'd seen his business go under, l...
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Helping someone who may be suicidalMar 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Signs that someone may be suicidal: • An unrelenting low mood, expressing feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, pessimism, rage or anger • Threatening suicide, or...
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Schaumburg to hold blood driveMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Village of Schaumburg Blood Program Committee is holding a blood drive from 3-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, in the social center at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 1001 ...