Health and Fitness
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Five common exercise mistakes to avoidDec 30, 2013 4:45 am - Thinking of hitting the gym in search of a healthier body in January? If your workouts include strength training, and they should, don't make these common mistakes that ...
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Your health: ‘Tis the season to break upDec 30, 2013 4:45 am - Season of breakups Christmas is often not the most wonderful time of the year for couples. If you find yourself unexpectedly single this week, then you are not alo...
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Long Grove businessman eats pizza daily — about 2,400 days and countingDec 29, 2013 7:00 am - As a young man eager to make money for college, Jim Stoecker worked at a local restaurant and bar, where he manned the door, did some bartending and made pizzas. Thirty-...
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Is the human bowel a growth opportunity?Dec 29, 2013 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Corey Goodman sees financial opportunity in strange places, specifically the human bowel. In 2010 the former president of Pfizer’s innovation center founded ...
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Juicing: A silly and dangerous fad?Dec 29, 2013 4:45 am - Remember when juice was just juice? It has become so much more. A verb, for one thing, and, as The Wall Street Journal reports (what you already know), a status symbol. ...
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An old hand at pullupsDec 29, 2013 4:30 am - This wasn't going to be a fair fight. Everyone knew that going in. On one side was Dan Durante, trim and fit, but seven decades on in life. On the other, about 20 member...
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Circle these dates: Health law’s key tests in 2014Dec 29, 2013 4:04 am - WASHINGTON — The new year brings the big test of President Barack Obama’s beleaguered health care law: Will it work? The heart of the law springs to life Wednesday, afte...
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Facility found for Calif. teen family wants to keep alive on ventilatorDec 28, 2013 6:42 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — An attorney says a nursing home has agreed to provide long-term care for a 13-year-old girl, who has been declared brain dead but whose family maintain...
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Health law’s millions of beneficiaries see relief from worryDec 28, 2013 6:19 pm - Adam Peterson’s life is about to change. For the first time in years, he is planning to do things he could not have imagined. He intends to have surgery to remove his ga...
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Under health law, vending machines to start showing calories in 2014Dec 28, 2013 4:05 pm - CONCORD, N.H. — Office workers in search of snacks will be counting calories along with their change under new labeling regulations for vending machines included in Pres...