Health and Fitness
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Overcoming obstacles: Past injuries, surgeries aren't holding Fittest Loser contestants backMar 24, 2019 8:00 am - This year's Fittest Loser contestants are all facing obstacles to living their healthiest life. One issue plaguing some competitors? Past injuries that they're learning...
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At Work teams take advantage of sponsor programsMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - The Fittest Loser At Work Challenge has a variety of activities provided by sponsors from the local area. This year's At Work sponsors include Push Fitness, Amita Health...
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Aches, pains, and fatigue — Ow My!Mar 24, 2019 7:00 am - My relationship with exercise has always been an unhealthy one — one consisting of short-lived obsessions with new activities; participating as often as humanly possible...
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Increasing exercise - even in small ways - is necessaryMar 23, 2019 8:00 am - Q: My kids say you're not supposed to admit it, but I hate to exercise. Running a mile once or twice a week is really the most I can manage. Should I even bother? A: In ...
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Colonoscopy: Why you shouldn't put off having oneMar 23, 2019 7:30 am - After a rectal cancer diagnosis in 2017, Terri Moore didn't want to talk about the “C” word. She kept the pain to herself and entered a world of self-blame. “I never eve...
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Pediatricians: Measles vaccine is safe and effectiveMar 23, 2019 7:30 am - The message from pediatric health care professionals is a simple one. Get your children immunized. With five cases of measles in Illinois and outbreaks in other parts o...
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The loss of a longtime partner often leads to long-term griefMar 23, 2019 7:00 am - Long marriages carry a special risk - very intense grief when one spouse dies. This especially true if it was a good and very close relationship. Maybe even more so if ...
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Answers to your questions about supplements
Mar 22, 2019 1:30 am - Whether multivitamins and other dietary supplements are necessary for the general population is a source of debate. Supplements remain recommended for certain populatio...
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Apply for Wisdom Tooth Award grantMar 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, is now accepting applications for its seventh annual Wisdom Tooth Award. ...
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New Mom Praises Power of Colonoscopy ScreeningMar 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Bobbie Home was blissfully preparing for the birth of her third child when she first noticed a hallmark sign of colorectal cancer - blood in her stool. Since she was onl...