Articles filed under Health
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Hearing aids changing with the times, even going waterproof?Jan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - They're not your grandpa's hearing aids. Today's newest models range from the completely invisible - it sits deep in the ear canal for months at a time - to Bluetooth-en...
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Your health: Here's another reason to quit smokingJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - More reasons to quit Once considered weak, evidence supporting a link between long-term smoking and colorectal cancer has gotten a boost, thanks in part to a new study. ...
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Suburban fitness centers bracing for crush of 'Biggest Loser' wannabesJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - It's that time again. After several glorious weeks spent consuming holiday cookies, mugs of frothy egg nog, second helpings of ham and big wedges of pie with whipped cre...
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Des Plaines man completes 2,105-mile hike along Route 66Dec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - After 211 days and walking 2,105 miles, a 71-year old Des Plaines man finally realized his goal. On Monday, Emory Duick and his daughter, Lauren, reached the Santa Monic...
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200 pounds later, how are 2009 Fittest Losers doing now?Dec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - In 12 weeks, five contestants in the Daily Herald's Fittest Loser contest lost a total of almost 200 pounds. Eight months later, they have kept it off. The contest, spon...
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Grow your own replacement organs? It may not be that far-fetchedDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Amid all the noise of health care reform, a real revolution is happening. Medical advancements that sound like science fiction - growing your own organs, being cared for...
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Your Health: Stick to that New Year's resolutionDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - New year's fit tips With the new year almost upon us, exercise equipment maker Life Fitness offers the following simple tips for sticking with your resolutions: • Train ...
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Microbes in your gut could affect asthma, weight, cancer risk, etc.Dec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Don't look now, but your gut is teeming with microbes - as many as 100 trillion of them. It may unnerve you to know that you're providing a home to a population of bacte...
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Everyone's talking about mammograms ...Dec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The recent brouhaha over breast cancer screening is about recommendations - what different experts say women of different ages should do. But even where the experts wide...
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Napping's not such a no-no, after all -- but do it rightDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The nap has long been the troubled stepchild of the universally admired good night's sleep. At work, if you get caught napping, it could get you into trouble or, more mi...