Health and Fitness
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Choosing the right shoe can improve exercise routineNov 12, 2012 5:00 am - One question we hear quite frequently is “What type of shoes should I wear while exercising?” A simple answer might be “Whatever you feel comfortable in.” But, is the an...
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Guidelines: Women need Paps every 3 to 5 yearsNov 12, 2012 4:25 am - Most women can wait three to five years between checks for cervical cancer, depending on their age and test choice, say new guidelines. Many medical groups have long rec...
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Hard to gauge number of people with high blood pressureNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - There's little doubt that we're a hyper nation. As in hypertensive. But just how many Americans have blood pressure well outside the normal ranges — and how many of them...
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Editorial: Kirk, other Willis climbers inspire us allNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - He may not have climbed all 103 floors of the Willis Tower in 13 minutes, as one man did. He may have climbed only the top 37 floors. But it was no less thrilling to see...
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Some promising news on chelation therapyNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - Several years ago, one of my columns discussed chelation therapy. At that time I stated that the evidence for the benefits of chelation therapy was weak, but that the Na...
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Aging drivers present new transportation challengeNov 11, 2012 5:27 am - WASHINGTON — Baby boomers, that giant population bubble born between 1946 and 1964, started driving at a young age and became more mobile than any generation before or s...
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India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourgeNov 11, 2012 5:15 am - NEW DELHI — Shammo Khan walks into a dusty courtyard that reeks of garbage, searching for the fingerprint of a man exhausted by HIV, drug withdrawal and the tuberculosis...
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Slow and steady the best way to lose weightNov 11, 2012 4:45 am - Small changes can make a difference! We know that one must burn approximately 3,500 calories to lose one little pound of fat. Such a daunting task makes it tempting for ...
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India wages hi-tech war on ancient TB scourgeNov 10, 2012 5:32 pm - NEW DELHI — Shammo Khan walks into a dusty courtyard that reeks of garbage, searching for the fingerprint of a man exhausted by HIV, drug withdrawal and the tuberculosis...
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Weather extremes: Climate models predict dire futureNov 09, 2012 5:58 pm - By Brian Vastag/The Washington Post Climate scientists agree the Earth will be hotter by the end of the century, but their simulations don’t agree on how much. Now a new...