Health and Fitness
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Your health: Addiction relapses soar during the holidaysDec 29, 2014 4:45 am - Addiction relapses soar during holidays The holidays are a time to eat, drink, and be merry. But what if you're a recovering addict? The season for cocktails, part...
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Listen to these earbud safety tipsDec 29, 2014 4:45 am - Young children aren't the only ones who need to protect their ears from loud noises. Teens and adults also need to be careful. “More than 48 million Americans experience...
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Constable: Hoffman Estates photographer beautifies patients' windowsDec 28, 2014 6:30 am - How Hoffman Estates woman changed patients' view
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Denver shelters cite legal pot in homeless upswingDec 28, 2014 6:15 am - DENVER - Chris Easterling was sick of relying on drug dealers in Minneapolis when he needed marijuana to help ease the pain of multiple sclerosis. They were flaky, often...
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At $480 per quitter, government anti-smoking campaign is called a bargainDec 28, 2014 6:00 am - At $48 million, the first government mass media campaign to convince cigarette smokers to quit would seem a pricey luxury, especially since that sum purchased just three...
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Hospice: Are we prolonging life or prolonging death?Dec 28, 2014 6:00 am - The doctor floated through the intensive care unit, white lab coat flapping, moving from room to room, scanning one chart and then another, often frowning. Unlike TV dra...
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A medical student learns an important lesson when she becomes a patientDec 28, 2014 6:00 am - We had just finished our endocrine unit when I noticed a lump in my neck. Perhaps school had made me more vigilant, or perhaps I merely fell into the realm of hypochondr...
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A little beer or wine may not add weightDec 28, 2014 6:00 am - Are beer bellies a real thing? Do social drinkers really carry around an extra five pounds of weight? I have avoided investigating the answers to this question for all m...
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Glow from iPads disrupts sleep, study findsDec 27, 2014 6:31 am - WASHINGTON -- Basking in the blue glow of tablets, smartphones and other electronic devices before bedtime could be messing up our sleep patterns more profoundly than we...
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Women bear brunt of elder careDec 27, 2014 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Velma Henderson fusses over her mother the way her mother once fussed over her. She flits around her mother's bed, straightening a blanket, muting the sound...