Health and Fitness
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Experimental Ebola vaccine highly effective in early trialsJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - LONDON - An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea seems to work and might help shut down the waning epidemic in West Africa, according to in...
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Why dentists are so darn richJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - At $50,000, the reported price of the trip that an American dentist took to Zimbabwe is nearly as shocking as the death of Cecil, the widely known and unive...
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Healthy aging programJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - The Alzheimer's Association, Greater Illinois Chapter's educational program Healthy Habits for a Healthier You is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Ela Township ...
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Lawn mowers present hazards for kidsJul 28, 2015 7:00 am - I was going to go cut the grass, but it started raining, so I decided to share some tips about lawn mower safety instead. For many of us, lawn care is an unavoidable tas...
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Will illness derail your retirement plans?
Jul 28, 2015 5:45 am - WASHINGTON — A third of Americans expect to work at least until age 65. Another 10 percent don't plan to retire at all. But they are in for a shock. A 2015 Employee Bene...
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Early clue to why some children may have reading woes
Jul 28, 2015 5:45 am - WASHINGTON — New research suggests it may be possible to predict which preschoolers will struggle to read — and it has to do with how the brain deciphers speech when it'...
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Are you making the most of health savings accounts?
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Take ibuprofen and baby aspirin at different timesJul 27, 2015 7:00 am - Q: I take ibuprofen every morning for my arthritis. My doctor wants me to take low-dose aspirin every day to reduce my heart attack risk. Ibuprofen and aspirin are both ...
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PBS sketches the science of running
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Study shows specific fats may reduce risk of migrainesJul 27, 2015 6:00 am - A migraine headache can be severe and debilitating. Almost 15 percent of the earth's population will experience at least one migraine in their lifetime. For some peopl...