Health and Fitness
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How to help young kids when they have a coldFeb 02, 2015 4:45 am - Q: My 5-year-old daughter has a bad cold, but her pediatrician doesn't want me to give her over-the-counter cold medication. What can I do to help her feel better? A: W...
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No schuss, no fuss: Cross-country skiing is a great workoutFeb 02, 2015 4:45 am - Skiers think they're so cool. They have the jackets adorned with lift tickets, they spend weekends at winter resorts and they hurtle down slopes, laughing in the face of...
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Your health: Laughing gas becoming more popular during laborFeb 02, 2015 4:45 am - Laughing gas for women giving birth A Minneapolis mom who wanted a natural birth was more than 13 hours into labor when she felt she wasn't going to make it without...
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Where in suburbs Rauner granted medical marijuana licensesFeb 02, 2015 12:00 am - Illinois medical marijuana dispensaries got the green light Monday when Gov. Bruce Rauner announced the winners of licenses to sell the drug. Rauner's list of companies ...
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Study: Imaginary exercise can keep casted muscles strongFeb 01, 2015 6:00 am - Have you ever broken a bone and had to immobilize a limb in a cast? Do you remember how weak your muscles were once the cast was cut off? A new study indicates that imag...
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Medical pot only OK for sick kids failed by other drugsFeb 01, 2015 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) — With virtually no hard proof that medical marijuana benefits sick children, and evidence that it may harm developing brains, the drug should only be used ...
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IUDs and other long-lasting forms of birth control on the riseFeb 01, 2015 6:00 am - Although they continue to be overshadowed by less-expensive, less-effective birth control methods, long-acting reversible contraceptives such as intrauterine devices are...
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Building a better flu vaccine than this year's debacleFeb 01, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK — With this season's flu vaccine protecting only one in 4 people, scientists are working on new manufacturing techniques and virus-killing methods to update the...
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Snowy Super Shuffle in Geneva draws dedicated runnersFeb 01, 2015 12:00 am - Blizzard, shmizzard. The Geneva Park District plowed ahead with its Super Shuffle 5K race Sunday morning, despite blizzard conditions and inches of snow piling up on the...
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Amid measles outbreak, doctor campaigns against vaccineFeb 01, 2015 12:00 am - It's 6:30 p.m. in eastern Arizona, and an energetic doctor who has gained notice due to his disdain for vaccinations has just gotten home. It's been a busy day. He's alr...