Health and Fitness
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Dietary supplements may help with polycystic ovary syndromeDec 06, 2014 6:01 am - Polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS is very common medical condition that affects about 10-12 percent of women. Over the past several decades the incidence of this medi...
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Lab-coated Muggles use Harry Potter to study brainDec 06, 2014 6:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Harry Potter swoops around on his broom, faces the bully Malfoy and later runs into a three-headed dog. For scientists studying brain activity while re...
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Table tennis as exercise?Dec 05, 2014 5:00 am - Maybe you played ping-pong as a kid because your parents set up a table in the basement. Maybe you played in high school because you were hanging out with friends at the...
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Sports injury webinar Dec. 8Dec 05, 2014 12:01 am - The Community Alliance for Sports Safety invites the public to a live Internet interactive panel webinar at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, "Can Technology Boost Youth Sports Con...
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Hanover Township, Kid Care holding flu shot clinicsDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - Hanover Township and Kid Care Medical will host clinics where kids can get flu shots and immunizations in the township's Senior Center in Bartlett. Clinics will run from...
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HealthCare.gov average premiums going up in 2015Dec 04, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Many HealthCare.gov customers will face higher costs next year, the Obama administration acknowledged Thursday in a report that shows average premiums risin...
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Flu vaccine may be less effective this winterDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The flu vaccine may not be very effective this winter, according to U.S. health officials who worry this may lead to more serious illnesses and deaths. Flu se...
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Algonquin teen sings - positively - about her chronic painDec 02, 2014 4:15 am - Imagine the pain of trying to walk with a broken foot that just wouldn't heal. Except nothing is wrong with your foot - nothing doctors definitively can point to, anyway...
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CDC: Circumcision benefits outweigh risksDec 02, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure do...
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Winterize your skin: Moisturizing, staying hydrated can help avoid eczemaDec 01, 2014 4:45 am - Winterize your skin to keep it healthy Temperatures are dropping, and as winter approaches, we all may notice more dry itchy skin, NY1 reports. “Our skin is our lar...