Health and Fitness
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Project tackles low-income word gapFeb 25, 2014 4:45 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island's capital city has begun an effort to boost language skills in children from low-income families by equipping them with audio recorders t...
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Music therapy helps troubled teens connectFeb 25, 2014 4:30 am - After a long day at school, a half-dozen teenage girls, all carrying developmental disabilities, mental illnesses and horrendous childhood emotional baggage, trudge thro...
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Cut out junk food ads in schools, government saysFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - It's not just about what America's kids are getting in the lunch line. The Obama administration is moving to phase out junk food advertising on football sco...
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Centralizing organ removal may benefit transplantsFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - For decades, surgeons have traveled to far-off hospitals to remove organs from brain-dead donors and then rushed back to transplant them. Now an experiment in the Midwes...
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Polio-like disease appears in California childrenFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - STANFORD, Calif. - An extremely rare, polio-like disease has appeared in more than a dozen California children within the past year, and each of them suffered paralysis ...
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Warren High fundraiser:Feb 25, 2014 12:01 am - Warren Township High School's National Honor Society is partnering with the St. Baldrick's Foundation on Thursday, March 20, to host a head-shaving event to raise money ...
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Fittest Loser Tip of the WeekFeb 24, 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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Regular exercise helps prevent episodes of back painFeb 24, 2014 4:45 am - Q: I'm recovering from an episode of low back pain. How quickly (or slowly) should I resume my normal activities? I don't want to reinjure my back. A: You're right: It'...
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Your health: Exposing the top germiest public placesFeb 24, 2014 4:45 am - The top germiest public places Holy ship! Earlier this month, not one, but two cruise ships cut their trips short due to illness outbreaks onboard. It's not entir...
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Ready for a change: Meet our Fittest Loser contestantsFeb 24, 2014 4:30 am - Out of more than 200 applicants, five Daily Herald readers emerged as finalists in the 2014 Fittest Loser Challenge. They are Chris Kalamatas of Lake in the Hills; Chery...