Health and Fitness
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'Baby-friendly' hospitals: Moms give new measures mixed reviewsOct 27, 2014 5:45 am - At the growing number of hospitals in the United States that are certified as “baby-friendly,” the naked, often unbathed infant is put on the mother's bare chest within ...
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Local hospitals strive to offer a balance of maternity optionsOct 27, 2014 5:45 am - No hospitals in the Northwest suburbs currently have "baby-friendly" certification. But, officials at some local hospitals say they are adopting new policies to promote ...
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Your health: Soda may age you as much as smokingOct 27, 2014 5:45 am - Soda may age you as much as smoking You knew that drinking sugary sodas could lead to obesity, diabetes and heart attacks — but, according to a study published in ...
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Why I don't breastfeed, if you must knowOct 27, 2014 5:45 am - The mothers in my "Baby & Me Yoga Fit," class looked down from their tree poses, surprised as I poured some instant formula into a bottle. Feeding our babies whenever th...
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Having babies is new sex ed mantra in DenmarkOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Sex education in Denmark is about to shift focus after fertility rates dropped to the lowest in almost three decades. After years of focusing on how to use contraceptive...
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Smart Farm in Barrington proves to be a smart ideaOct 26, 2014 11:00 pm - Organizers with the Smart Farm in Barrington are wrapping up their sixth growing season, and the numbers are staggering. This grass-roots, educational farm project produ...
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Influenza 1918-19: Fear and courage in another outbreakOct 26, 2014 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - It started with the death of John W. Clore, 30, a widower, on Sept. 21, 1918, at the old Sibley Hospital in Washington. Four days later, John Janes, 33, who...
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Zen and the art of commutingOct 26, 2014 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - As harried commuters filed aboard a Metro Red Line train at Washington's Cleveland Park neighborhood - jockeying for seats, hoisting bulging tote bags - Den...
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High-tech tracker: Will it get you walking?Oct 25, 2014 7:00 am - The innocuous little band on Seth Mnookin's wrist may not seem like much, but it has transformed the way he goes about his day. The device, a fitness tracker called Fitb...
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Hypnosis therapy can affect childhood asthmaOct 25, 2014 7:00 am - Is it possible that the mind can have an effect on the severity of childhood asthma? Over the past 30 years of medical research, the answer is a resounding "yes." Decad...