Articles filed under Health
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What color is your workout? Book can help find your matchJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - You have tried to build a personal workout plan, but it hasn't been satisfying, or successful. Your best friend suggests a workout regimen but it just isn't right for yo...
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Bartlett ex-baker's a changed man -- for the betterJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Frank Valenti wanted to lose weight for his daughter's wedding. For Daniela Valenti, what is important is what Frank looks like after the wedding. Valenti, a 54-year-old...
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Acupuncturist helps Fittest Loser contestants lose weightJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Steve Amsden, a trainer at Push Fitness, had a back problem, and acupuncturist Dr. Hiroya Nakamura helped him. So when Push Fitness co-owner Mark Trapp was looking for a...
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Tri-Villages ready for Relay for LifeJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Bartlett, Hanover Park and Streamwood residents are actively planning the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event, which will be 6 p.m. Friday, June 25, to 6 a.m....
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Streamwood woman, husband pleased with resultsJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Wendy Kreiser has found a happy place. Kreiser, a 25-year-old mother from Streamwood, participated in the Push Fitness Fittest Loser competition, a three-month contest d...
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Dieting for dollars? More workers trying itMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500? Many employers are betting they can find your price. At least a third of U.S....
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Your Health: Reading this is bad for your eyesMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Digital blur If you work on a computer, the world might look a little fuzzy at the end of the day. Blurred vision is a symptom of computer vision syndrome, a b...
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So you think you have a food allergy? Many really don'tMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The risk is people with real allergies won't be taken seriously, study says
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Blood test for early ovarian cancer may be recommended for allMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Dianne Klefstad's quilting group may have saved her life. Klefstad, 61, was rescued from deadly ovarian cancer by a $30 blood test after the group signed up for a study ...
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Brain tumor vaccine shows promise, study showsMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Pfizer Inc. and Celldex Therapeutics Inc. said 70 percent of patients getting their experimental brain tumor vaccine were alive without their cancer worsening about eigh...