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Expo designed to educate, aid seniors
The Eagle, Bryan, TexasArea seniors can take advantage of free health screenings and win a trip to Memphis, Tenn., at the 12th annual Senior Expo on Wednesday. Sponsored by The Eagle, along with H-E-B, KBTX and OLDIES 107.3, the expo will feature more than 100 vendor booths...Tags: Music, Museums, Museum of Natural History, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Bemoaning bedbugs: Residents speak out on critters
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.One man wakes in the dead of night, when the bugs are most active, to round them up by hand. Another spends hours on the phone every week, calling inspectors and lawyers and regulators and advocates. And yet another sprays insecticide directly onto his...Tags: Health, Arthritis, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Asperger Syndrome, Behavioral Conditions
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A changed man: the gains of weight loss
Richmond Times-DispatchThe number on the scale the afternoon of Feb. 27, 2012, brought home the cold reality that I had avoided for so long: 495 pounds. Five more pounds and I would weigh exactly 500 pounds -- or, more starkly, a quarter ton. I immediately began inwardly...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Potatoes, Vitamin Therapy, Busch Gardens Orlando, Healthy Diet
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What is gluten? And other frequently asked questions about gluten
What is gluten? Gluten is a protein that is found in certain grains, including wheat, barley and rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye). What problems prompt people to avoid gluten? Gluten causes inflammation of the small intestine in...
Tags: Recipes, Medical Procedures and Tests, Diets and Dieting, Celiac Disease, Iron (dietary supplement)
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Men too at risk for osteoporosis
Khaleej TimesOsteoporosis is still considered a disease of older white women, but it is clear that both sexes and all ethnic groups have some risk for fracture, explains Dr Adnan Abdulwahid, Rheumatologist, Zulekha Hospital, Sharjah. Thus, even though women fracture...Tags: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, X-rays, Broken Hip, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Diseases and Illnesses
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Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy helps understanding of difficult decision
St. Louis Post-DispatchPatients and experts say that actress Angelina Jolie's stunning announcement Tuesday that she had her breasts removed after learning she carried a genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast cancer will help others understand the issues behind...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie, Menopause
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Learning about lupus
The Lima News, OhioFor Joyce Burton, although she appears healthy, lupus has affected her everyday life. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the joints and the organs, causes rashes, fatigue and a variety of other symptoms. It's a spectrum disease,...Tags: Arthritis, Internal Medicine, Health and Medical Professionals, Fibromyalgia, Lupus
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Clinic quality details made public
The Wisconsin State JournalMore than 83 percent of patients at Dean Health System's Fish Hatchery Clinic are appropriately screened for colon cancer, compared with 71 percent of patients at Dean's clinic in Stoughton. Nearly 79 percent of middle-aged women at Meriter Health...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Breast Cancer, Pneumonia, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Insurance
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Fitness after 50
I’ve got to dedicate this weeks column to one of my hardest working clients, Joellen Allenberg. She is 60 years old but outworks many of my younger clients. She has become super strong since we started working together, and regularly cycles 30-...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diets and Dieting, Healthy Diet, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Healthy Diet
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AbbVie, partner team up on drug to treat Celiac disease
Tribune reporterAbbVie said Tuesday that it is teaming up with a California drug company to develop an oral treatment for celiac disease. Celiac disease is the most common autoimmune disease, affecting about 6 million people in the U.S. and Europe. Those affected can'...Tags: Celiac Disease, Placebo, Gluten-free Diet, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines
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Want To Feel 30 When You're 65?
RESEARCH OVERWHELMINGLY SHOWS THAT REGULAR EXERCISE LOWERS THE RISK FOR MANY DISEASES, ENHANCES THE FUNCTIONING OF VIRTUALLY EVERY PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEM IN THE HUMAN BODY AND IMPROVES PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING. UNFORTUNATELY, FEWER THAN 40 PERCENT OF...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, High Blood Pressure, Breast Cancer, Headaches, Weight
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Community Announcements for May 2
Upcoming public government meetings • Stanford City Council: 6:30 p.m. today at L&N Depot • Crab Orchard City Commission: 6:30 p.m. today at Crab Orchard city hall • Stanford Water Commission: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Stanford Water...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Salads, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Ceremonies, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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