Articles filed under Health
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Simple device helps achieve balance to fitness routineJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - Karate instructor Paul Acklin believes balance is the key to life. "In the martial arts, we work on the whole package ... body, mind and spirit. Balance is the glue that...
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Capoeira is bound to keep you captivated and fitJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - They're captivating, those ubiquitous, action-packed capoeira videos circulating on YouTube. But they hardly do the activity justice. So fluid is the movement among part...
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Top cosmetic treatments for aging skinJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - No one likes looking older...which is why we spend billions of dollars every year on over-the-counter products, prescription creams and fillers, and, most drastically, c...
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TB cases trigger tighter screening at Kane County sheltersJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Homeless shelters in Kane and DuPage counties are being urged to aggressively screen new clients for tuberculosis after two active cases were confirmed at Hesed House in...
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Can you get hospital-level care at home?Jan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Hospitals are going out of their way these days to make patients feel like they're at home. Here's a logical extension of these efforts: offering hospital-level care at ...
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Still writing '09 on your checks? It's 'proactive interference'Jan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - OK, admit it. We're more than three weeks into the New Year, and you're still writing "2009" on your checks, school papers and office documents. If so, you may be suffer...
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Older recordings cause most hearing damageJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Beware of trains, (old) sound tracks and automobiles with the top down. Noises from some unusual sources may be hurting our ears more than we realize. Last summer, resea...
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The role of nutrition in slowing Alzheimer's diseaseJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - You might be surprised to learn that nutrition may become one of the cornerstones in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Over the past few years, medical research has ...
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The most dangerous thing you do: driveJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Of the tragic, avoidable deaths across the country, one cause stands out well beyond all others. Some advocates call it America's great, unnoticed public health menace, ...
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Cutting a half-teaspoon of salt a day could save your lifeJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Consuming just half a teaspoon less salt each day might prevent as many as 92,000 U.S. deaths and save as much as $24 billion in medical costs a year, a study found. A 3...