Most runners enjoy the health benefits of exercise, but for runners with chronic health problems, the sport presents special opportunities and challenges.

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Though Americans who already have medical coverage may be wary of change, a new survey indicates that they may be hard-pressed to escape it -- even in the absence of health-care reform.

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It does not matter if you are male or female, gay or straight an active sex life will have healthful benefits for everyone and most people don't even realize it.

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Sooner or later the Unions will find opportunity for a re-birth mainly as a push back to current trends. The adversarial policies in the corporate culture is inviting this remedy. Anyhow, the inevitable is on the horizon.

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Rep. Steve Kagen is a doctor, a Democrat and, as far as his office has been able to determine, the only member of Congress who does not have any kind of health insurance.

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Olive oil is more than a cartoon character, a historic symbol of peace and glory, or a food staple of the much-vaunted Mediterranean diet.

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Congress's chief budget analyst delivered a devastating assessment yesterday of the health-care proposals drafted by congressional Democrats, fueling an insurrection among fiscal conservatives in the House and pushing negotiators in the Senate to redouble efforts to draw up a new …

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thought I had seen and heard it all -- all the nonsense that people do while they are trying to breastfeed a child can open your eyes -- but this is a new one. But it's probably only new to me because it's just something I never would have considered.

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Swallowing Semen Shown to Have Radical Health Benefits for Men? (Poll)

Obviously, this was inspired by Killfile's seed entitled "Men Rejoice! Gastrointestinal Absorption of Semen Reduces Immune Complications During Pregnancy". Rejoice, indeed.

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CARMI, IL - There was quite a stir in Carmi, Illinois when a volunteer agency handed out brownies made with hemp, but natural foods experts say it's no big deal.

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Excerpt: Three placentas, at least one of them human, have been found washed up against a filter screen at a Downstate Urbana wastewater treatment plant in recent weeks, authorities say, and they hope publicity surrounding the discovery will stop whoever is discarding them into t …

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Excerpt: In today's society there is no doubt that the human-animal bond is stronger than ever.

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Although coffee gets a bad rap, it's actually a medicinal food. In fact, this stimulating bean isn't nearly so bad as we've all been taught.

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Volunteers with animals visit hospitals and other places where companionship and cheering up are helpful. Every Wednesday night, Mike Massie drives his dog, Gio, to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where Gio is a minor celebrity.

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Excerpt: In the last few years, psychologists and researchers have been digging up hard data on a question previously left to philosophers: What makes us happy? Researchers like the father-son team Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener, Stanford psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky, and e …

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Running is one of the most popular types of fitness in the US and even still a lot of people doubt if running is really for them.

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What first struck me about the article was its headline--just the boldness of the statement gravitated my interest.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Many Ohio businesses are preparing for the possibility of state-mandated paid sick days by evaluating whether they can continue to provide the same benefits they have been giving their employees.

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The author actually oversimplifies and misses the mark on a number of points here, but any article that gets lots of coverage and encourages people to meditate is a good thing in my book.

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Coffee is good for you!

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IN BRIEF: While exercise can boost mood, its health benefits have been oversold. Moderate exercise can reduce the risk of diabetes in people at risk. Exercise may reduce the risk of heart disease and breast and colon cancers.

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For years naps have gotten a bad rap, derided as a sign of laziness, weakness or senility. We are "caught" napping or "found asleep at the switch".

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Reporter Shena Abercrombie shares the story of a Michigan art teacher who is making a difference in her students life simply by teaching them the art of knitting.

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WASHINGTON — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that employers could reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare.

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