Health and Fitness
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New law to bolster breast cancer researchOct 10, 2010 2:32 pm - Breast cancer is extremely rare in young women. But when it does happen, it can be serious, even deadly. A little-noticed section in the health care overhaul aims to rai...
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Dr. Oz plans health expo in ChicagoOct 12, 2010 1:59 pm - Dr. Mehmet Oz, Emmy award-winning host of “The Dr. Oz Show, today announced plans for an all-day health and wellness event on Saturday, Nov. 6, in Millennium Park. The D...
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Popcorn OK on Gott dietOct 10, 2010 8:09 pm - Q. I started your diet six days ago. I have lost one pound and am thrilled. I wonder if I can eat popcorn as a snack while on your diet. I pop it in olive oil and do...
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Major leaguers buy into healing powers of energy braceletsOct 12, 2010 1:59 pm - Philadelphia Phillies pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs says he has no idea whether energy-enhancing jewelry that's being worn by athletes from Little Leaguers to basketball icon ...
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Tips for recovering after the marathonOct 31, 2010 12:34 pm - For months, you've been training ... envisioning yourself crossing the finish line of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. But did you plan what you're going to do toda...
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Not up for the marathon? Try the urbanathlonOct 12, 2010 1:59 pm - You weren't up for the marathon? Perhaps you'd rather climb over rows of Chicago taxis? Or race up and down three sections of steps in Soldier Field? That's what more th...
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Repeated antibiotics alter beneficial gut germsOct 11, 2010 7:43 am - WASHINGTON -- Antibiotics can temporarily upset your stomach, but now it turns out that repeatedly taking them can trigger long-lasting changes in all those good germs...
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How to fight the freshman 15Oct 10, 2010 2:30 pm - With her stressful junior year behind her, the 18-year-old was able to breathe a sigh of relief and start to enjoy all the big “lasts of a high school senior year. The s...
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New look, new life: Jan Vitullo wins Fittest Loser contestNov 14, 2021 4:51 pm - Sometimes it pays to listen to your mother. On the advice of her mom, Jan Vitullo of Lombard entered the Daily Herald's Fittest Loser competition back in December. On We...
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Bartlett ex-baker's a changed man -- for the betterNov 14, 2021 4:42 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...