Health and Fitness
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Your health: Don't forgetOct 01, 2012 6:00 am - Memory boosters As you've gotten older, have you noticed that you often find yourself marching around the house in a huff, searching for misplaced car keys or eyegl...
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Families, docs key in getting elderly to quit drivingOct 01, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Families may have to watch for dings in the car and plead with an older driver to give up the keys — but there’s new evidence that doctors could have more o...
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This year’s flu vaccine guards against new strainsOct 01, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Time to get your flu vaccine. And remember: Last year’s shot won’t protect you this year. Federal health authorities said that this year’s vaccine contains ...
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Study links high-calorie diet with cognitive impairmentOct 01, 2012 6:00 am - If you're 70 or older and you eat more than about 2,200 calories per day — slightly more than a man needs to maintain his weight — you increase your risk of developing m...
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Surgical long-term relief available for facial painOct 01, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I have trigeminal neuralgia. Medications haven't helped. What are my other treatment options? A. ...
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Cancer, not heart disease, top killer among HispanicsOct 01, 2012 5:16 am - NEW YORK — Cancer is now the leading killer of Hispanics in the U.S. — the latest sign it’s beginning to displace heart disease as the nation’s top cause of death. The r...
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Sense of smell impacts who we areOct 01, 2012 5:00 am - Sniff, sniff. Our sense of smell has a lot to do with who we are. The average human nose can pick up 10,000 different odors. It accounts for 80 percent of what we taste....
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Families, docs key in getting elderly to quit drivingSep 30, 2012 11:00 pm - ...
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New York City hospitals cracking down on junk foodSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — People nervously waiting around in New York City hospitals for loved ones to come out of surgery can’t smoke. In a few months from now, they can’t have a supe...
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New guide to Adirondack paddlingSep 29, 2012 5:00 am - SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — A new guide to flat water paddling in the Adirondack Park offers canoeists and kayakers a diverse selection of adventures, from remote, winding stre...