Health and Fitness
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The 'smart' movement sweeps up the humble jump ropeFeb 27, 2015 5:00 am - There are smart toothbrushes, smart thermostats, smart basketballs and even smart belts. So it was probably just a matter of time before the smart jump ropes arrived. On...
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Naperville teens compete in fourth 'Dodgin' 4 Lou Gehrig's Disease' fundraiserFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Forty-eight teams of dodgeball players took to the gym floor Friday evening at Naperville North High School to raise money for the Les Turner ALS Foundation. The high s...
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Study: Smokers may tap into multiple sources for nicotineFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products, and often e-cigarettes are part of the mix. It's a p...
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Unstable furniture can lead to injuries, even death, to childrenFeb 26, 2015 5:00 am - You decide to splurge and buy a big, new TV. Sure, why shouldn't you? It's what happens after you get that new set home that creates a largely unrecognized health hazard...
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Naperville girls to 'keep helping' ALS with dodgeball tourneyFeb 26, 2015 4:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correctly identify the Les Turner ALS Foundation as the organization that will receive funds from the tournament. A do...
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Fruits and vegetables get a star-studded marketing pushFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - NEW YORK — What if cauliflower got the same type of marketing firepower as candy bars and potato chips? A campaign being launched Thursday plans to put that premise to t...
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Panel: Use new meningitis vaccines only for outbreaksFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - A federal panel is recommending that two new meningitis vaccines only be used during outbreaks and not be given routinely to teens and college students. T...
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Study: Nasty stomach bug much more common than thought in USFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - A nasty intestinal bug sickens nearly twice as many Americans each year as was previously thought, according to the largest U.S. study to look at the prob...
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Call for study to settle if anesthesia poses risk to babiesFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Studies of baby animals have long suggested that going under anesthesia can have some harmful effects on a developing brain. Now some scientists want t...
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UK 1st country to allow creation of embryos from 3 peopleFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Britain has become the first country in the world to allow the creation of human embryos from the DNA of three people, a technique intended to help mothers...