Health and Fitness
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Love does a body goodFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Love may make the world go round, but is it powerful enough to lower one’s blood pressure, reduce depression and speed the healing of an injury? With today being Valenti...
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Death race pushes athletes to brinkFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Bruce Allentuck wants you to know he is a regular guy. He is not a Navy SEAL. He is not a physical trainer. He is a 45-year-old married father of three, own...
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Tips on living wellFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Check QR codes You'll be seeing more of these postage-stamp-shaped “quick response” graphics in and around the grocery store in the coming year as retailers and foo...
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Teaching teens about marijuana's impactFeb 13, 2011 12:00 am - Bright and curious, the teenage patient came prepared with some thought-provoking questions. Though she denied experimenting with street drugs, she really wanted to know...
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Laughing gas returning as option for laboring momsFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - CONCORD, N.H. — Labor pain is nothing to laugh at. Yet. The use of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, during childbirth fell out of favor in the United States decades ago, ...
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Doctors work to help Giffords' brain rewire itselfFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Compared to a sleek new laptop, that three-pound mass of fatty tissue called the brain may not look like much. But when it's injured, it adapts and rewires it...
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Your health: An easier heart-rate monitorFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Heart upgrade It's Valentine's Day, so let's talk hearts. Heart-rate monitors deliver important information, but they can be complicated to use and a pain to wear ...
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Gott: Homocysteinemia can have many causesFeb 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. My 26-year-old son has been diagnosed with homocysteinemia. It seems that physicians don't know a great deal about this. I know it is a genetic disease that has s...
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Immunization clinics in Lake Co.Feb 10, 2011 10:00 pm - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center offers immunization clinics for Lake County children. A parent or guardian must accompany all children. Chi...
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Not all oils good for bakingFeb 07, 2011 11:00 pm - (Q.) Can I substitute olive or canola oil for butter in recipes to avoid saturated fat? (A.) These oils can easily be substituted in sauteing or seasoning; for baking th...