Health and Fitness
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Risk factors for heart disease increase before menopause
Aug 22, 2016 7:14 am - Risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and stroke increase more quickly than expected in the years preceding menopause, according to new research, and the risk factors...
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Yale researchers find part of the brain that determines how well you handle stress
Aug 22, 2016 6:00 am - Humans are amazingly resilient in crises, but some cope with life's stresses better than others. On any given day people face any number of minor annoyances such as bein...
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Naperville's Fort Hill brings 'big deal' fitness opportunitiesAug 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Naperville residents, get ready to sweat. Anyone eager to flex their indoor workout muscle now has 79,575 square feet of shiny, new workout space allowing them to sweat ...
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101-year-old Fred Kays still on the goAug 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Fred Kays may be 101, but he can be seen driving his three-wheeled scooter from his home in downtown Downers Grove to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital's Health and Welln...
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Take steps to prevent heatstrokeAug 21, 2016 7:00 am - Heatstroke is predictable and preventable. Take these steps, suggested by experts at the Mayo Clinic, to prevent heatstroke during hot weather: • Wear loosefitting, ligh...
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Neuroscientists scanned Sting's brain — here's what they learned
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - A book with the title “This Is Your Brain on Music” would, presumably, be of great interest to a musician like Sting. His gray matter has been on the stuff for a career ...
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The best reason for reading? Book lovers live longer, scientists say.
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - Good news for book lovers: a chapter a day might keep the Grim Reaper away — at least a little longer. A recent study by Yale University researchers, published online in...
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Extreme heat isn't necessary for heatstroke
Aug 21, 2016 7:00 am - Summer may be entering its final stages, but that hardly means that those exercising outdoors are mere weeks away from not worrying about taking the proper precautions t...
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Arlington Heights mother and daughter make pediatric nursing a family affairAug 20, 2016 7:30 am - Arlington Heights pair make pediatric nursing a family affair
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How's your hydration IQ?
Aug 20, 2016 7:30 am - It's now the norm to carry around a water bottle as if it's a permanent extension of your arm, so it seems that most of us have bought in to the benefits of proper hydra...