Health and Fitness
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Your health: How to make life changesJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Roll with the changes Breaking old habits and creating new ones doesn't happen overnight. While it takes time, energy and commitment, you can enjoy some benefits fa...
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Gov't says too much flouride in waterJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - ATLANTA — Fluoride in drinking water — credited with dramatically cutting cavities and tooth decay — may now be too much of a good thing. Getting too much of it causes ...
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Blue Cross reverses mental health preapprovalsJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - An Illinois health insurer is reversing its plan to require patients to get preapproval before they see mental health providers. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois' ...
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Exercising can mean staying fit at 50 and beyondJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - At 45, DeEtte Sauer was a dead woman walking. She was morbidly obese, her heart disease so serious a doctor warned her to expect “an event at any time.” Eaten up by her ...
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Power Balance admits no science behind wristbandsJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - SANTA ANA, Calif. — Shaquille O'Neal swears by them. The Power Balance bracelet, he says, gives him a competitive edge on the court. It's no gimmick, he says. It's for ...
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Body signals if kisser is a keeperJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - While some die-hard romantics may insist they see stars when they kiss, it's really not magic at all, but chemistry and neuroscience. And no matter how painstakingly you...
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Local fitness facilities gear up for new year's rushJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Katie Bryant knows a little something about losing weight. In just one year, the 53-year-old Wheaton woman lost half her body weight, going from 234 pounds to 117 after...
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Limit fruit juices when treating toddler's diarrheaJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - It had been a rough couple of months for the 2-year-old with a recent serious infection requiring a hospital stay and IV antibiotics. The little girl had successfully cl...
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A soup-to-nuts guide to dining out for people with food allergiesJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - A few weeks ago my 17-year-old daughter brought home the second half of a Thai wrap she'd bought for lunch on a school field trip. Before stashing it in the fridge, she ...
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After a grueling workout or competition, try cooling down with an ice bathJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - Most of us are pretty conscientious about preparing for an upcoming competition, special athletic event or particularly grueling training session. We build our stamina. ...