Health and Fitness
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Turn family time into fitness timeJun 09, 2014 5:30 am - We all know the benefits of exercise. It can improve our physical and mental health and help expand our social circles. It's as close to a panacea as we're likely to get...
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'Swimmer's itch' caused by allergic reactionJun 09, 2014 5:30 am - Months of long, cold winter days were left behind on the dock as the eager swimmer leapt into the waters of the campground lake. The boy swam and played with friends and...
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Your health: Which sunscreen works best?Jun 09, 2014 5:15 am - Which sunscreen works the best? Consumer Reports recently issued its annual sunscreen rankings. The consumer magazine ranked Coppertone Water Babies and Walmart's E...
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Retirement begins another stage of discoveryJun 08, 2014 11:00 pm - No one teaches you how to retire and grow older. Everyone just sort of blunders their way into it and figures it out as they go along. Virtually everyone discovers somet...
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Suburban cyclists bike across nation to fight cancerJun 08, 2014 8:00 am - A bunch of college students on an "epic journey" sounds like the premise for the next spring break movie. But for members of Illini 4000, it's something much more meani...
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Naturopaths are winning insurance coverage for medical nonsenseJun 08, 2014 6:16 am - NEW YORK - Legislators in Washington state refuse to live in a world where only the wealthy can afford care from poorly trained health care providers who practice unprov...
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New drugs target patient as well as disease - but who will pay?Jun 08, 2014 6:09 am - WASHINGTON - When the Food and Drug Administration recently approved a promising new lung cancer drug named Zykadia four months ahead of schedule, it heralded the medica...
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More guys are having cosmetic treatmentsJun 08, 2014 5:30 am - Women aren't the only ones who want to revitalize their looks. Men want rejuvenated faces, too - and in higher numbers they're seeking cosmetic treatments to achieve a y...
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For those on economy's margins, nursing aide job offers meager opportunityJun 07, 2014 5:45 am - MARIETTA, Ohio - She had made it as far as the career school's parking lot for the December training class and the February class, only to drive away each time in a tang...
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Detectives team up for Naperville triathlonJun 06, 2014 5:30 am - For years detective Elena Deuchler served as traffic control for what was then called the SheROX Triathlon. As she watched thousands of women run through the Naperville ...