Health and Fitness
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Employers are adding high-tech solutions to solve a low-tech problem: Getting more sleep
Feb 23, 2020 5:00 am - New Balance, the Boston-based athletic shoe company, wanted to help its employees sleep better. So in October, it rolled out Dayzz, a mobile app that offers personal rec...
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Sitting still for too long could cause deep vein thrombosisFeb 23, 2020 5:00 am - Q: Is it really that important to walk around during a long flight? I always take a window seat when I fly, and I pretty much stay put because it's so hard to move aroun...
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How Fido and Fluffy improve your healthFeb 22, 2020 6:00 am - My family recently added a new member: Wilby, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy. In just a few months, this little guy hasn't just brought us joy, laughter and love ...
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Keep infants safe during sleepFeb 22, 2020 5:00 am - Few things make you value sleep more than when you have a new baby. While there's no magic wand or product to help your child sleep through the night, parents can take s...
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Take a chance occasionally and create your own luckFeb 22, 2020 5:00 am - Occasionally I buy a lottery ticket, even though I am not a gambler and have never even been to Las Vegas. I know the probability of winning anything is extremely unlike...
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Breast cancer survivors create own products to help othersFeb 22, 2020 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Women fighting breast cancer are increasingly seeing more options for bras as well as clean beauty treatments and other products that help them look and feel ...
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Four more firms to stop selling inclined sleepers amid scrutiny
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Naperville boy fundraises for pancreatic cancer research after grandmother diagnosedFeb 22, 2020 12:00 am - Naperville's Wes Selby decided he wanted to show that children can make a positive difference in the world, after learning his grandmother was diagnosed with pancreatic ...
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South Elgin girl, born with rare heart defect, loves to danceFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - Watching 9-year-old Breanna Ruud, smiling and tapping away at a tap dance class, you'd never guess that the South Elgin girl had four open heart surgeries before the age...
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All in the family: Amita Health foundations unite for galaFeb 20, 2020 5:00 am - A star-studded event, designed to draw supporters from all of the hospitals in the Amita Health System - for the first time - features whimsical lily pads on its invitat...