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Risk factors for heart disease increase before menopause

By Lateshia Beachum The Washington Post
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...
Yale researchers find part of the brain that determines how well you handle stress

By Colby Itkowitz The Washington Post
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...
Naperville's Fort Hill brings 'big deal' fitness opportunities

By Marie Wilson
Aug 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 ...
101-year-old Fred Kays still on the go

By Johnna Kelly Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Aug 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...
Take steps to prevent heatstroke

By Mayo Clinic Staff
Aug 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...
Neuroscientists scanned Sting's brain — here's what they learned

By Ben Guarino The Washington Post
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 ...
The best reason for reading? Book lovers live longer, scientists say.

By Amy Ellis Nutt The Washington Post
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...
Extreme heat isn't necessary for heatstroke

By Des Bieler The Washington Post
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...
Arlington Heights mother and daughter make pediatric nursing a family affair

Submitted by Andrew Touhy
Aug 20, 2016 7:30 am - Arlington Heights pair make pediatric nursing a family affair
How's your hydration IQ?

By Ellie Krieger The Washington Post
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...

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