Lifestyle Stories from February 21, 2010 (Change date)
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Superman's debut sells for $1 millionFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $1 million, smashing a record set just last year. The issue sold Monday morning is a 1938...
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Cholesterol-cutting drugs raise diabetes riskFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Lipitor, Crestor and rival drugs to lower cholesterol also boost diabetes rates by about 9 percent, according to a study that quantified a complication that doctors only...
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Millions missing out on colon cancer screeningFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Nearly half the people who need potentially lifesaving checks for the nation's No. 2 cancer killer - colorectal cancer - miss them, despite years of public efforts to ma...
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FDA scrutiny spurs drugmakers to tone down adsFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Instead of middle-aged bikers singing "Viva Viagra," as seen in a 2007 commercial, the latest Viagra ad shows a gray-haired man meeting with a doctor. After Pfizer's qui...
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Cortisone can be effective for arthritisFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I am a 54-year-old female with osteoarthritis in both hips. My general practitioner sent me to an out-of-state specialist who recommended cortisone injections. When I...
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Capitalizing on chocolate's health benefits might take the fun out of itFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - If the healthful benefits of broccoli could be distilled into a pill, veggie haters worldwide would rejoice. But who would choose to get their chocolate fix by gulping a...
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Smaller machines, 'virtual' workouts make it easy to exercise at homeFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Not long ago, a home workout area might have seemed out of the question, with bulky workout equipment and weights requiring too much space. Today's more versatile equipm...
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No cure for heart disease, Clinton's case showsFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Bill Clinton has a new lease on life, but there's no cure for the heart disease that has twice forced the former president to get blocked arteries fixed. Treatments like...
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Inflatables add some bounce to indoor play areas for kidsFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Looking for a way to get your kids to burn off some energy when it's too cold to play outside? Local indoor play areas packed with inflatables have become a hot spot for...
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Pediatricians urge choking warning labels for foodFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - When 4-year-old Eric Stavros Adler choked to death on a piece of hot dog, his anguished mother never dreamed that the popular kids' food could be so dangerous. Some food...
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