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Spring is Here in Chicago! Get Moving Outside!
You can't beat a warm sunny day in Chicago....let alone it be in March! A friend of mine just called and said, "I love today! I just took a 2 hour walk because I didn't want to come inside." That should be the way we are all thinking... a day like this we need to celebrate! So today, let's step...
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Massage Therapy School: A Healthy Alternative
It's been a rough few years in the jobs markets. Many of us have had to deal with losing a job, or staying with a job despite being unhappy.
That unhappiness has created a lot of stress in many of our lives. So as the economy starts to improve and jobs start to open up (hopefully!), many of you will...
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You Don't Need a Gym Membership to Stay Fit
Pressed for time? Here are three ways to get in shape without going to the gym.
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Gov't Report: Agriculture Department lax in penalizing those who falsely market organics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department has failed to enforce penalties against some who falsely marketed foods as organic, according to an internal department investigation. more
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Big dip in US tuberculosis cases last year may be due to better screening of immigrants
ATLANTA (AP) — An unexpected big drop in new U.S. tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before they leave their native countries, health officials say. more
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Correction: WHO drug-resistant TB story
LONDON (AP) — In a March 18 story about drug-resistant tuberculosis, The Associated Press reported erroneously that there were no U.S. cases in 2008 of extensively drug-resistant TB. There were four cases in 2008 and no cases in 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and... more
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FDA panel recommends Boston Scientific's electronic heart device for less-severe heart disease
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Federal health advisers say an electronic heart implant should be approved for millions of new heart-disease patients who currently aren't eligible for the device. more
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WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is declining, most cases in China, India and eastern Europe
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says it doesn't have enough information to know if it is winning the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis. more
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Correction: Hospice-Defibrillator story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story March 15 about hospices being slow to turn off patients' defibrillators, The Associated Press reported erroneously the proportion that had a way to identify implant recipients. The study found 20 percent had a method to do so, not one in 20. more
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AP Enterprise: Cruise line, NASA got swine flu shots early on; CDC says system worked well Photo
ATLANTA (AP) — Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of... more
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Cancer researchers question why some medical studies exclude gays, lesbians
A small but significant portion of medical studies exclude gays from participating, sometimes without an apparent scientific reason, several cancer researchers say. more
