Articles filed under Health
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Seeing the sights on the runSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Like to train and sightsee at the same time? Now you can see New York, Washington D.C. and even hometown Chicago while on the run. City Running Tours offers tours for jo...
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Sleepwalking more common in young boysSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - There's one subject I can talk about in my sleep. It surfaces so often in pediatric practice that I can dish out advice for all age groups -- and that topic is: Sleep. ...
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Few teens got recommended vaccinationsSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Only 12 percent of teens got a meningitis shot that is recommended by U.S. health officials. And only 11 percent got another relatively new shot, one that guards against...
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New asthma guidelines urge better day-to-day controlSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Breathing easier without limiting activities is the goal of new government guidelines that urge more attention to asthma sufferers' day-to-day symptoms, not just their s...
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Exercise those options when you canSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A lunchtime walk -- even if it's short -- counts toward your daily 30-minute exercise requirement. How little exercise can you do and still be healthy? The American Col...
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Adult-onset asthma rates spike among 9/11 rescuersSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A new survey of Sept. 11-related illnesses has found an alarming increase in asthma -- 12 times higher than normal -- among those who toiled on the toxic debris piles of...
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America gets even fatterAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Loosen the belt buckle another notch: Obesity rates continued to climb in 31 states last year, and no state declined. Mississippi became the first state to...
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How to cut cancer risk when you fire up the grillAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - To grill or not to grill? That's the question many consumers are asking amid reports that one of America's most popular cooking methods is linked with a higher risk for ...
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Good news inspires walk 'for the cure'Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Peggy Harding spent much of the summer walking laps around Lake Arlington, working up to as much as five hours a day on weekends which equaled 30 to 40 miles. Her rigoro...
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Lower blood pressure through chocolate?Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - There's more good news for chocolate fiends. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association adds to mounting evidence that some of the chemical...