Health and Fitness
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Watching too much TV in your 20s may impact how your brain works in mid-life
Dec 05, 2015 6:10 am - If you've stumbled across this article after binge-watching on Netflix for the third time this week, you'd better turn off that screen and pay attention. In a pretty ala...
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Gene editing tool holds great promiseDec 05, 2015 6:00 am - Q: My son said he learned in school about a powerful new technique for editing genes that could possibly cure diseases. It also sounds a little scary. Can you tell me mo...
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Lessen the stress on your body with glutathioneDec 05, 2015 6:00 am - Although the liver does an excellent job of detoxifying and reducing inflammation, with an ever-increasing stressful lifestyle and especially during the holiday season, ...
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Two more reasons to breast-feed: It may reduce moms' cancer and diabetes risk
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Wellness seminar in WaukeganDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church will host its third annual wellness seminar from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at the church, 210 South Ave., Waukegan. ...
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Breast Cancer Support Group meeting to focus on peripheral neuropathyDec 02, 2015 10:00 pm - The next meeting of the Breast Cancer Support Group will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Advocate Sherman Hospital, Lake Level Conference Room 1, 1425 N....
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Bartlett 6th-grader pushes for Fox River Trail connectionDec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Gino Santini likes to ride his bike on the Fox River and Illinois Prairie Path bike trails, but the 11-year-old Bartlett resident says it's difficult to safely get from ...
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Your health: 5 tips for staying (almost) stress freeNov 30, 2015 5:00 am - Stay stress-free this holiday season Can you feel the stress starting to build? The holiday season brings with it a flurry of must-accomplish tasks such as baking, ...
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Don't abandon health routines in DecemberNov 30, 2015 4:45 am - As the weather turns colder, you may feel your energy levels dropping with the temperature. This causes many people to abandon their workout routines until New Year's re...
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Asthma procedure gives West Dundee trumpeter his second windNov 30, 2015 4:45 am - Chris Ides tried as hard as he could — despite his asthma — to keep playing the trumpet, including tweaking it so it could take in more air. But his lungs just couldn't ...