Health and Fitness
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Sleep is nature's way to help your brain reset, relaxSep 04, 2017 11:00 pm - “Why do people like to sleep?' asked a camper at Mundelein High School's summer STEAM camp. You're not dreaming if you think you can get by on just a few hours of sleep....
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Geneva man's cross-country ride to raise money for clean waterSep 04, 2017 1:00 am - A warm shower after a grueling bicycle ride one day got Justin Ahrens of Geneva thinking. Here he was, fiddling with the faucet to get the exact right temperature. It da...
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Can this physical activity slow brain aging?Sep 03, 2017 11:00 pm - People have debated over whether dance is a sport or an art, but new research says dance may also be a therapy. Recently, a study published in Frontiers in Aging Neurosc...
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Why your child needs a flu shotSep 03, 2017 7:40 am - Last flu season, more than 100 children in the U.S. died of the flu, and thousands more were hospitalized for severe illness. More than half - 54 percent - of the child...
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Prostate cancer: Advances in screening and treatmentSep 03, 2017 7:30 am - September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin type of cancer. Approximately one in seven men in the United States wi...
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How to get more from your doctor appointmentsSep 03, 2017 7:30 am - Even the healthiest of us can get a little nervous in the doctor's office. As a result, we sometimes forget the very questions we came to ask or leave without fully unde...
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Less invasive procedures exist for enlarged prostate symptomsSep 02, 2017 7:30 am - Q: Is there any treatment besides surgery that can reliably help an older man urinate when he is experiencing difficulty due to prostate enlargement? A: This common prob...
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They offered to pay people to go to the gym. Guess what happened?
Sep 02, 2017 7:30 am - Have you ever thought, "You couldn't pay me enough to go to the gym"? You're not alone. When researchers offered new gym members $30, $60 or a gift worth about $30 for ...
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Virtual reality game gathers data for dementia researchers
Sep 02, 2017 7:00 am - Navigating an ice-walled lake or scouring a swamp for a hidden monster may sound like a fun premise for a virtual-reality video game. But there's a serious purpose behin...
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Women-focused fitness chain coming to Long GroveSep 02, 2017 1:00 am - An expanding fitness chain geared toward women plans to open in the Sunset Grove development in Long Grove. Burn Boot Camp, which recently located in Lake Zurich, will o...