Health and Fitness
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What country consumes the most tobacco?Jul 04, 2011 6:00 am - Men in China have one of the highest smoking rates in the world. A major factor is the price of cigarettes, which is kept low by the government-owned tobacco industry. I...
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Lead poisoning in adults decreases, CDC saysJul 04, 2011 1:00 am - ATLANTA — The lead poisoning rate for U.S. adults has fallen by more than half in the last 15 years, but it remains unusually high in Pennsylvania, Missouri and Kansas, ...
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Your health: Surf safetyJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - Surf’s up? It’s hard to imagine summer without a trip to a beach. But while a shoreline vacation should be fun and relaxing, it comes with its share of hazards. You...
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Treadmill desk a workstation ‘walkstation’Jul 04, 2011 12:00 am - Do you feel like you are working on a treadmill? Jay Buster does — and he lost 16 pounds in the first four months because of it. Buster, a trader in futures and derivati...
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Risk of injury goes along with all sportsJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - When I asked my patient what she did in her spare time, the teen explained that she was involved in several after-school activities, but gymnastics and diving were her t...
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Research advances bittersweet for Alzheimer's patientsJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - These days, he doesn't always remember who she is. Four years after John Shreve's diagnosis with Alzheimer's disease and seven years after his wife, Janice, began realiz...
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Brains of vets with PTSD can change as they ageJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to have dementia, cardiac problems and structural changes in the brain as they get older than veteran...
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Billie Jean King sees net gain with fitnessJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Billie Jean King is back playing tennis in Central Park with gusto after double-knee replacement surgery. And at 67, she's encouraging all ages — especially b...
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Pilot's comments won't fly with co-workersJul 03, 2011 12:00 am - Last week, a Southwest Airlines pilot reached record heights. It had nothing to do with his aircraft and everything to do with his language — it broke the sound barrier....
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Luthern General gets stroke care awardJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement...