Health and Fitness
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Alzheimer's estimated to be No. 3 killer disease in U.S.Mar 05, 2014 12:01 am - Bloomberg MINNEAPOLIS - Alzheimer's, known mostly for the memory loss and confusion it causes, may be the nation's third-most deadly killer, according to a study that su...
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WHO: 5 percent of calories should be from sugarMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - LONDON - Just try sugarcoating this: The World Health Organization says your daily sugar intake should be just 5 percent of your total calories - half of what the agency...
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'Healthy Children' expo debuts in Rosemont this weekendMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - Credible information on children's health can be difficult to find online. But it will be easy to find this weekend, when the Elk Grove Village-based American Academy of...
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Town hall on underage drinking scheduledMar 04, 2014 12:01 am - A town-hall meeting is scheduled in Park Ridge to address underage drinking and drug use, organizers said. State Rep. Marty Moylan and the Maine Community Youth Assistan...
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Hospital recognized for outstanding Work-Life ProgramMar 03, 2014 10:00 pm - For the second consecutive year, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital and Northwestern Memorial HealthCare have earned the WorldatWork's Alliance for Work-Life Progress Wor...
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Fittest Loser Tip of the WeekMar 03, 2014 4:45 am - Assurance has been a longtime proponent of corporate wellness programs, as it has empowered our employee base and provided them with both short and long-term benefit...
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Community teams get off to a healthy startMar 03, 2014 4:01 am - The corporate and community Fittest Loser teams are pumped and ready to make some lasting changes this week. Here, take a look at some of the ways they have used the fi...
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Eating before and after workout is importantMar 03, 2014 4:00 am - Q: I often get nauseous while working out. I've tried eating a few different things before workouts, but what do you recommend I eat so I can get through my workouts wit...
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Contestants find out new bodies aren't built on exercise aloneMar 03, 2014 4:00 am - They may have begun as strangers, but everyone became friends during the group boot camp this past Saturday in the wee hours of the morning at Push Fitness in Schaumburg...
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Your Health: Ways to become mindfulMar 03, 2014 4:00 am - Ways to become ‘mindful' Learning to focus the mind can be a powerful antidote to the stresses and strains of our on-the-go lives, according to Harvard Medical Scho...