Health and Fitness
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Teens with dogs exercise moreMar 24, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Is your teen a couch potato? A new study suggests the family dog might be able to help. Researchers had 618 kids ranging from 12 to 16 wear accelerometers ...
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Illinois honors communities for water fluoridationMar 23, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — About 430 Illinois communities have been honored by public health officials for maintaining state-mandated fluoride levels last year. The Illinois Departm...
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Illinois health officials say TB cases downMar 23, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Public health officials say tuberculosis cases in Illinois are at an all-time low even though there was an outbreak in Kane County last year. In 2010, the...
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Children attend healthy eating campMar 23, 2011 11:00 pm - DEKALB — April Panknin is helping kids avoid bad-eating habits, and she's starting by changing their perception about healthy foods. Kids who are taking part in the Heal...
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Biggest Loser Resort among popular family weight-loss programsMar 23, 2011 4:00 am - If you want to spend a week at The Biggest Loser Resort Fitness Ridge, near St. George, Utah, the earliest dates they have available are in July. That’s how popular the ...
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Your health: Protect against bedbugsMar 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Bedbugs easily hitch rides in luggage, backpacks, briefcases, purses, clothing and furniture, according to Harvard Medical School. Here are some measures you can take to...
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Massey: 5,000 steps a day to a healthier youMar 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Early in my medical career, I decided to practice both traditional and nontraditional medicine because I believe that both approaches have value for the prevention and t...
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Music makes us happy — here's whyMar 20, 2011 11:00 pm - I'm slightly embarrassed to admit it, but I distinctly remember getting the chills the first time I heard that kicky anthem of 1980s bubble-gum pop, “Wake Me Up Before Y...
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Intensify workouts with circuit exercisesMar 19, 2011 11:00 pm - This month's workout is all about intensity. We've put together a series of three circuits, with each circuit containing three exercises. You'll perform the circuit thre...
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Status report for our Fittest Loser contestantsMar 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Kristen Kessinger, 28, of Volo Current weight: 241 pounds Weight lost this week: 3 pounds Total weight loss: 22 pounds, 8.3 percent Dee Levine, 59, ...