Health and Fitness
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Light therapy may offer relief to the winter bluesFeb 22, 2015 6:00 am - Winter is here. For some people, that means the winter blues are also here. Officially called seasonal affective disorder - with its descriptive acronym, SAD - winter bl...
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To reach your goals, try not to be too positiveFeb 21, 2015 6:00 am - It's that time of year when New Year's resolutions begin to fade, and even the best-laid plans can become sidetracked as life gets busy. But as psychologists and behavio...
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Why you crave Twinkies after smoking marijuanaFeb 21, 2015 6:00 am - Researchers from Yale University believe they have deciphered the neurological mechanism that causes the “munchies,” that inexplicable urge to eat that has led generatio...
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Fitness assessment gives you snapshot of overall healthFeb 20, 2015 5:00 am - Have you completed a fitness assessment lately? There are many assessment protocols out there, but the key is finding one relevant to your goals. If you're training for...
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Wheaton doctor serves his patients through house callsFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - Twenty-three years ago, Dr. Paul Chiang could not have imagined practicing medicine the way he does in 2015. As with many internal medicine doctors finishing their resi...
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Diabetes screenings in Hanover Park March 19Feb 19, 2015 12:00 am - Hanover Township's health department will provide diabetes screenings Thursday, March 19, in Hanover Park. No appointments are needed for the screenings from 3 to 5 p.m....
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Healthy? No thanks: Diets of people worldwide are worseningFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - There may be more fruit, vegetables and healthy options available than ever before, but the world is mostly hungry for junk food, according to a study of e...
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Spaulding Elementary School students raise money, get fit during Jump Rope for HeartFeb 17, 2015 12:00 am - Spaulding Elementary School second-graders laughed and ran around the gym while jumping rope at various stations during the Jump Rope for Heart event Tuesday in Gurnee. ...
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After lobbying push, drugmaker resubmits women's sex pillFeb 17, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The makers of a twice-rejected pill designed to boost sexual desire in women are hoping a yearlong lobbying push by politicians, women's groups and con...
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House plan would give Evansville IU med school $36 millionFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A House Republican spending plan includes nearly twice as much for a medical school campus in downtown Evansville as Gov. Mike Pence set aside in...