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5 Shoes to Rock Your World
Chicago TribuneStability used to be a good thing in a shoe. But the current "fitness" footwear craze takes the opposite approach: By subtly throwing your body off balance, these shoes supposedly help you lose weight and sculpt muscles. The secret is the shoe's unstable...Tags: Weight Loss, Muscle, Lower Back Pain, Chicago Tribune
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The allergy mystery
House dust mites, those microscopic insects we unwittingly sleep with every night, are among the few known causes of asthma and allergic symptoms.
But pesky mites alone can't explain why the prevalence of childhood allergies has risen worldwide over...Tags: Children, Asthma, Genes and Chromosomes, Science and Technology, Research
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Hold Steady
Tribune NewspapersBalance is such a fundamental part of each movement that it hurts -- sometimes literally -- when it's gone. But to strengthen our balance, especially as we age, it turns out we do need to lose it. Or at least test it a little. Kids do this naturally by...Tags: Brain, Muscle, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Give Your Chair a Rest
For Tribune newspapers"Chair disease" is an increasingly common malady in the U.S. that is almost always caused by spending too much time parked on your rear end. It's not really the chair's fault, though. The problem is that most of us sit wrong -- slouched forward with...Tags: Back Pain, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, New York, Shoulders
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Are Probiotics Friendly?
Chicago TribuneReady for some live, active cultures in your chocolate? How about your breakfast cereal? Probiotics, the so-called friendly bacteria with health benefits, have broken out of the dairy case and are colonizing other areas of the supermarket. The bacteria,...Tags: Death, Science and Technology, Consumers, University of Michigan, Culture
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Mom, Can I Run a Marathon?
Chicago TribuneLike many runners, 14-year-old Dan Anderson felt his body disintegrating around mile 17 of the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon. But fueled by a cheering crowd, the Wisconsin teenager completed the grueling 26.2-mile race to join an elite and controversial...Tags: Children, Obesity, Injuries and Wounds, Sports, Cellcom Corporation
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Your Morning Meal Makes a Difference
Chicago TribuneBreakfast comes at a terrible time of day to make a rational decision. We're rushed. We're groggy. And we're famished. We know it's good for us -- 90 percent of Americans think it's the most important meal -- yet fewer than half of consumers eat it...Tags: Physiology, Purdue University, Science and Technology, Doughnuts, Science
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Sports Drinks: Not Healthy for Kids
Chicago TribuneIn some "healthy" school vending machines across the country, soda is out. But rehydrating, sugar-laden sports drinks are still in. Often promoted by popular athletes as essential thirst quenchers, sports beverages can be beneficial if they're consumed...Tags: Children, Medical Research, Obesity, Sports, Chicago Tribune
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Choosing a chiropractor
Have back or neck pain, but not for sure if a chiropractor is the answer? Medical experts give their take on what you should do before making that appointment.
-- Be wary of those who say spinal manipulation can cure whatever ails you. "Look for a...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Contracts, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health and Safety at School
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Shredded tires: Best choice for playground surfaces?
Recycled rubber playground surfaces seem like a win-win situation. When children fall, they're more likely to bounce than break bones. And the springy, low-maintenance ground cover, which is also used in running tracks and synthetic turf, provides an eco-...Tags: Children, Politics, Consumer Confidence, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Food Rating Systems: Grocery Stores Roll Out Nutrition Rankings
Tribune NewspapersIf you're trying to eat better but are confounded by the healthy logos, symbols and claims that food manufacturers put on packaging, help may be on the way. Or you may be more baffled than ever. In an attempt to help consumers sort through confusing...Tags: New York University, General Mills Incorporated, Consumers, Food Industry, PepsiCo Inc.
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Eat Less by Making Eating Painful
Chicago TribuneThe most barbaric weight-loss treatment of the day award goes to the Chugay Tongue Patch, a postage-stamp-size piece of mesh that is surgically attached to your tongue to make eating painful. The patch -- implanted in only 10 people so far -- remains...Tags: Obesity, Chicago Tribune, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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