Health and Fitness
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Exercise while commutingOct 25, 2010 1:00 am - There are commutes that are walkable, commutes that are runnable, commutes that are bikeable and then there's my commute: 40 miles each way from Baltimore to downtown W...
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Chest first, then breaths for CPROct 25, 2010 1:00 am - DALLAS — New guidelines switch up the steps for CPR, telling rescuers to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth. The change puts “the simplest ...
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Standing is the new sitting in officesOct 25, 2010 1:00 am - Some people can't stand working. Mark Ramirez works standing. He is not a waiter or a factory worker. He is a senior executive at AOL. Ramirez could, if he wanted, curl ...
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Be afraid of candy nutrition labelsOct 25, 2010 1:00 am - Even if you don't go trick-or-treating, it's hard to avoid Halloween candy this time of year. For those of us who aim to eat healthfully, there are three basic approache...
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Crackdown on chelation therapy drugsOct 25, 2010 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Federal health officials have announced a crackdown on a controversial therapy widely hawked on the Internet and elsewhere as an alternative treatment for c...
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Lung taste receptors may improve asthma treatmentOct 23, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The ability to taste isn't limited to the mouth, and researchers say that discovery might one day lead to better treatments for diseases such as asthma. It ...
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Schaumburg salon raises money to fight cancerOct 23, 2010 1:00 am - Avici Salon, 1043 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, will be hosting a fundraising event 11 a.m. t 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. Many co...
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Bartlett business celebrates anniversary with cancer research helpOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Entrepreneurs Mark and Kathy Shangraw, owners of Clique Photography in Bartlett, will offer everyone who donates $50 to the American Cancer Society at the business' 5th ...
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Magnesium levels overlookedOct 18, 2010 1:00 am - Magnesium is a mineral that is important for health, but can it prevent sudden cardiac death? According to a recent medical study, the answer is yes. Sudden cardiac dea...
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Warning to politicians: Handshakes can hurtOct 18, 2010 1:00 am - With the midterm elections approaching, a key constituency of health care professionals is expressing concern about the ability of our nation's political leaders to perf...