Health
Author of guide on aging suggests ways to stay vibrant
At 93, Esther Gropper is a pioneer in a place few people have been, statistically speaking. She has reached the far side of 90, a little-visited spot on life's timetable that's poised for a population explosion. Gropper has written a guide for making the most of one's advanced years.
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HEALTH
Backyard grill-master survives brush with death
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Just in time for barbecue season, here's a cautionary tale from River Edge, N.J.
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HEALTH
Sun exposure: Even a little might be too much
The American Academy of Dermatology maintains there is no safe amount of sun when it comes to skin cancer risk. Not for adults, and especially not for children. Yet some dermatologists say a complete lack of exposure to the sun carries a potential risk of Vitamin D deficiency.
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NEWS
Dietary changes can help in managing morning sickness
Management of morning sickness symptoms depends on the individual since not all patients respond to the same to treatment. In most pregnant women, the sickness is temporary, peaking by weeks 7 to 12 and resolving by week 16.
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HEALTH
New approach tested for hard-to-treat hypertension
"Maxed out on the medications" is how Bill Ezzell describes his struggle with blood pressure. It's dangerously high even though the North Carolina man swallows six different drugs a day.
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HEALTH
Michelle Obama's corn soup with summer veggies
Michelle Obama, the nation's first lady and a high-profile spokeswoman for healthy eating, has added a new book on growing and cooking nutritious food to her resume. Here's an easy soup recipe from "American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America."
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HEALTH
Ga. woman battling flesh-eating bacteria speaks
A young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating disease could hardly believe it when she was able to speak Sunday for the first time since she was taken to an Augusta hospital more than three weeks ago, her father said Monday.
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HEALTH
Study: Getting a smoker's lung is better than none
Patients who need new lungs are better off getting donated organs from smokers than none at all, even though they probably won't live as long as those who get a lung transplant from a nonsmoker, a new study says.
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HEALTH
Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US
Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away - the first time a huge migrating fish has been shown to carry radioactivity such a distance.
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HEALTH
Homecoming buzz: Short-haired bees return to UK
They've been away, but now they are - hopefully -buzzing back to their rightful place in the bucolic British countryside.


