Health and Fitness
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Your health: Percentage of coffee drinkers on the declineMar 22, 2015 7:00 am - Number of coffee drinkers declining The percentage of Americans who drink a cup of coffee every day declined for the third straight year, the National Coffee Assoc...
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Anti-aging program at Grayslake libraryMar 22, 2015 1:00 am - Natural anti-aging techniques will be the focus of a program Thursday, March 26, at Grayslake Area Public Library. Starting at 7 p.m., the "Science of Natural Anti-Aging...
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Nontraditional medicine takes some steps forwardMar 21, 2015 7:00 am - Has the day finally arrived when nontraditional medicine is recognized by the traditional medical community? Based on two recent events I would say that some aspects of ...
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Fitness you feel in your bonesMar 20, 2015 11:00 pm - People work out to tone muscles, lower blood pressure or look good in a swimsuit. But there is another - less talked-about - reason: to build bone. In youth, bones seem ...
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How the sound of Julie Andrews' music was stolen by a medical disasterMar 20, 2015 6:00 am - It was 1997, and Julie Andrews's legendary four-octave voice wasn't what it once had been. Sure, she was over 60 - long after many sopranos decide they have to pack ...
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What Aurora drummer thought was toothache turns out to be tumorMar 19, 2015 5:30 am - Steve Mores' symptoms didn't scream brain tumor. They screamed, “Go to the dentist!” Mores, 57, of Aurora, had a toothache and a swollen face. His tongue felt numb, as ...
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Lambs Farm in Green Oaks dealing with bedbugs, state agency confirmsMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Lambs Farm has been responding to a bedbug problem in some of the campus' group homes, according to a state agency. Bedbugs reportedly were discovered in September in on...
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Aspirin users with common genes may get less colon cancerMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Researchers have identified common genetic traits that may explain how aspirin can help protect against colon cancer. It's too soon to recommend aspirin f...
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Breast biopsy accuracy is questioned in experimental studyMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Here's another reason for getting a second medical opinion: Biopsy specialists frequently misdiagnose breast tissue, potentially leading to too-aggressive...
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Eat better, sure; exercise, yeah; but give up smoking?Mar 16, 2015 5:45 am - When was the last time you did something for the first time? I had one of those moments this week when I interviewed Joshua Steckler, owner of Push Fitness in Schaumbur...