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Working toward stronger bones
If you're going to fall and break something, you should at least have a good story to tell. I have broken nine bones. No, I was not abused. Some stories are better than others. The last bone I broke, the ulna in my left arm, involved a ski jump. Good...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Broken Hip, Injuries and Wounds, Hips, Weightlifting
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Stage 4 breast cancer patients seek to manage terminal condition
A stranger approached a cluster of women laughing and chatting at an Annapolis coffee shop and politely inquired what type of group was having so much fun.
"One that you don't want to join," answered 55-year-old Sally Ring, setting off another wave of...Tags: Insulin, Political Fundraising, Science and Technology, Pharmaceuticals, Politics
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San Bernardino County experts find saber-tooth fossils near Vegas
L.A. NOWPaleontologists from the San Bernardino County Museum found fossils of the elusive sabre-toothed cat in the Nevada desert north of Las Vegas.... -
Commentary: To hover or not – that is the question
My dad has cancer. He is 74. The cancer is in his bones, and he has trouble walking. I'm a doctor, the oldest of four children. The role I could be playing in this family crisis is obvious. But I've learned something from parenting three boys that is...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Safe Kids Kansas offers lawn safety tips
During the summertime, parents often look forward to sharing the burden of yard work with their children. However, lawn mowing can be extremely dangerous to children. Whether your child is operating the mower or playing nearby, it is important to take...
Tags: Parenting, Consumers, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Getting the runaround on long-term care insurance
Rita Corwin, 90, conscientiously paid her premiums for long-term care insurance for 21 years to make sure that if she needed help as she grew older and more fragile, she'd get it. Yet now that she finds herself in a position to require such assistance,...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health Insurance, Insurance, Hips, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Morbid obesity can exact huge costs
Bariatric surgeon David Salzberg can reel off a list of life-threatening problems associated with morbid obesity. They include diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, joint pain, depression and elevated rates of cancer. "Twenty percent of...
Tags: Sentara, Rentals, Sleep Apnea, Hampton Roads, Overweight
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Health officials set 'low threshold' for treatment to battle meningitis outbreak
Hundreds of Marylanders may need spinal taps as public health leaders seek to rein in a fungal meningitis outbreak that continues to expand as more is learned about the unusual cases.
Health officials said Wednesday that they still are working to contact...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of Maryland, College Park, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pharmaceuticals, Arthritis
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He As She: Harmful Heroin Chic Slinks Back Into Fashion
The Hartford CourantAs the weather has gotten warmer, take a minute and look around town. Do you see a trend of baggy clothes and emaciated limbs — a waifish, androgynous, broken-doll sort of look? We all know someone like this. Think of a young Kate Moss. They call...Tags: Entertainment, Drugs and Medicines, Minority Groups, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Fashion Shows
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Five Suspects Arrested in Brown Jug Robbery
Channel 2 NewsShortly after 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Anchorage Police Swing Shift Patrol officers responded to a robbery at the Brown Jug liquor store at 930 W. 5th Avenue, according to APD spokesperson Lt. Dave Parker. Witnesses told officers that five suspects had...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Theft, Prosecution, Witnesses, Head Injuries
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Decorated Danville Army Paratrooper takes trip to see war memorials
Contributing writerLawrence Hogue of Danville is among the military veterans in the Danville who have had the opportunity recently to visit the war memorials in Washington, D.C. The 87-year-old World War II veteran is one of three brothers who earned Purple Heart...Tags: Japan, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Manila (Philippines), Fort Hood (military base), Armed Forces
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Hansen: Sin is pretty in black
If sin is unavoidable, then Denise Levesque wants to make it beautiful. Levesque embraces all things odd because she can't help it, readily admitting that in another time, she probably would have been burned at the stake. The Laguna Beach native hopes...
Tags: Marc Almond, Stranger Than Fiction
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