Health and Fitness
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Melatonin may help your adjustment to new time zoneNov 29, 2015 6:00 am - Q: My wife and I are traveling to Europe in a few weeks, and we're already dreading the jet lag. Do you think melatonin will help? A: Many people find that crossing seve...
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Seizure-symptom app is latest Apple health research tool
Nov 29, 2015 4:22 am - Someday soon, Apple iPhones and watches might be able to recognize when someone's having an epileptic seizure and call for help. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University ...
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Too much oxygen for preemies can be blinding
Nov 28, 2015 6:00 am - When I was a newborn - a preemie struggling to survive in a hospital nursery's incubator - an article deep inside The Washington Post saved me from becoming blind. The a...
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Do men eat more to show off to women?
Nov 28, 2015 6:00 am - Maybe it's due to our evolution from the era of cave men when the strongest and fastest hunters would have the biggest bounty to eat. Or maybe it's just another example...
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Ever wondered about pinkeye?
Nov 27, 2015 5:00 am - One of the most common phone calls I get is from a parent whose son or daughter woke up with pinkeye. In most cases, the whites of the eyes have turned slightly pink (h...
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Now is the time for pre-holiday-season conditioning
Nov 23, 2015 4:45 am - We're fast approaching the time of year when healthful eating is tossed aside for handfuls of candy, gut-busting turkey dinners and endless holiday parties. It gets har...
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An agonizing decision: When it's time to move parentsNov 23, 2015 4:45 am - I am hosting Thanksgiving dinner this week. For most of my adult life, my father and stepmother have cooked Thanksgiving dinner, and my family and I have spent the holid...
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Turkey trots in Naperville, Glen Ellyn, RoselleNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - In a pre-emptive, calorie-burning move, runners can race for a sprightly 5 kilometers in turkey trot races early Thanksgiving morning in Naperville and Roselle. Or they ...
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Lake County to host World AIDS Day eventNov 22, 2015 10:00 pm - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, as a member of the Lake County Stands Against Stigma Coalition, is sponsoring a free community event to co...
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Your health: Do over-the-counter cold medicines work?Nov 22, 2015 6:23 am - Study: Do cold medicines work? Cold and flu season will see millions of Americans sniffling their way through the drugstore aisles in search of something to help ea...