Health and Fitness
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Signaling your approach: Bicycle safety should rank top-of-mind for all ridersMay 28, 2024 6:08 am - With warmer weather and more cyclists hitting the roadways, safety should rank top-of-mind for anyone sharing traffic with vehicles of greater mass and speed.
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Why gardening can grow your mental well-being and cultivate friends
May 26, 2024 9:30 am - Looking for a simple change that can improve your physical, mental and emotional health? Try gardening.
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Hi Infidelity singer Dave Mikulskis rolls with the changes to fight Parkinson’sMay 26, 2024 9:26 am - Dave Mikulskis and Sammy Hagar both will tell you there’s only one way to rock. Since Mikulskis’ 2018 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, the high-tenor vocalist of the popular cover band Hi Infidelity continues to lash into 1980s classics with the vigor and range he has always had.
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Fentanyl is fueling a record number of youth drug deaths
May 26, 2024 6:00 am - Fentanyl, a pervasive killer in America’s illicit drug supply, is increasingly landing in the hands of teens across the region and nation, worrying providers who say treatment options for youth are limited.
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Heidi was a sweetheart: Dealing with the death of beloved petsMay 25, 2024 6:15 am - Anyone who has ever had a beloved pet knows the pain when that pet dies.
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Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults
May 24, 2024 6:00 am - Even as millions of older adults clamor for drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, monthly use of the medications soared in people aged 12 to 25.
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Ask the doctors: Fat pad atrophy can cause painful stress on feetMay 24, 2024 6:00 am - If the fat pads protecting the bottom of your feet begin to wear away, it can cause pain, and for some it can be life-altering.
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Rest easy, snorers: A CPA works wondersMay 24, 2024 6:00 am - Obstructive sleep apnea raises the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart failure and stroke. And night after night of broken sleep is implicated in everything from diabetes to dementia.
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How energy drinks can affect kids’ mental, physical healthMay 23, 2024 4:00 pm - Energy drinks can cause cardiac issues and can actually produce the opposite effect of “giving energy.”
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Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the U.S., a new study says
May 22, 2024 9:20 am - Daily and near-daily marijuana use is now more common than similar levels of drinking in the U.S., according to an analysis of national survey data over four decades.