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Lou's Diet Diary: I Just Can't Stop
Monday night, I was invited to the 20 year anniversary at Gibson's restaurant. I knew I was going to eat like it was "the last meal," so I ran 3 miles before I got to the restaurant and it still didn't help. I really tried to be good as one can at a steakhouse like Gibson's!
I started with a glass...
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In our "Get Inspired" segments, we like sharing stories about locals who have lost hundreds of pounds the natural way, by moving more and eating less.
Have you or someone you know lost serious weight? Let us know about your transformation...
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Yogathon 2009 Comes to Chicago
The International Association for Human Values (IAHV) will be hosting Yogathan, Chicago's largest yoga event Sunday, July 5 at the Hilton Chicago. Whether you're a novice or pro, this event aims to help you relax, find inner peace and practice your favorite yoga moves.
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Heart patients in big alternative medicine study not fully told of risks, probe finds
A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death. more
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Researchers say swine flu inefficient in binding to nose and throat, but could get worse
WASHINGTON (AP) — With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is — so far — more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. more
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Attorney general cracks tooth, undergoing emergency oral surgery to remove it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder had emergency oral surgery Thursday to remove a cracked tooth. more
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Obesity rates still rising in 23 states, and Medicare should brace for influx of fat boomers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. more
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Farrah Fawcett's death from rare disease may remove stigma from a taboo topic, experts say
ATLANTA (AP) — In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus. more
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A measure of private health insurance coverage of Americans shows a 50-year-low, CDC says
ATLANTA (AP) — The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports. more
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Few survive cardiac arrest even with hospital CPR; study finds little improvement over time
You don't have to be Michael Jackson to have this problem: The odds of surviving cardiac arrest after getting CPR in a hospital are slim and have not improved in more than a decade, a big Medicare study concludes. more
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Study links gene variants in certain region of genetic code to higher schizophrenia risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — A handful of typos in a mysterious region of the human genetic code are connected to a slightly higher risk of schizophrenia, new studies show. more
