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Vietnam veterans' new battle: getting disability compensation
Vietnam veteran John Otte did his best to forget the war. He got married, raised two sons and made a career working at credit unions. But as Otte neared retirement, memories of combat flooded back. Starting in 2005, he filed a series of claims with...
Tags: American Legion, Wars and Interventions, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , World War I (1914-1918), Prostate Cancer
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Strong arguments for weight training
As they get older, many adults grow more susceptible to a number of health conditions. These can include weight gain, muscle and bone loss, hypertension, generalized inflammation, loss of stability and coordination, lower back pain, type 2 diabetes,...
Tags: Arthritis, Lower Back Pain, High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Colon Cancer
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Can foods keep you healthy?
It seems every time you turn on the news there's a new superfood — quinoa, pomegranate, acai berry and more. Walk down every grocery aisle and packages use words like "healthy" and "nutritious" to catch a shopper's attention. But can eating...Tags: Alzheimer's Association, High Blood Pressure, Drugs and Medicines, Healthy Diet, Blueberries
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Bereaved Parents meets third Wednesdays
These groups meet regularly. Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group — Third Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at Lighthouse Senior Living at Ellicott City, 3100 N. Ridge Road, Ellicott City. 410-465-2288. Bereaved Parents, USA — Third Wednesday, 8 p.m....Tags: Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Anglicanism, Prostate Cancer, Parkinson's Disease
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Spring is the perfect time to taste the rainbow
Nutritionists from the University of Maryland Medical Center regularly contribute a guest post. The latest post is from Catherine Schroeder, dietetic intern. Spring showers inspire the growth of a colorful array of fruits and vegetables to decorate your...
Tags: Health Treatments, High Blood Pressure, Nutrition, Apples, Beta-Carotene
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Applying Torah values to our diets
Since Shavuot is z'man matan Torateinu (the commemoration of the giving of the Torah to the Israelites on Mount Sinai), many dedicated religious Jews admirably stay up the entire first night of Shavuot to hear talks about and discuss Torah teachings....Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Vegetarian Diet, Conservation, Environmental Pollution, Global Change
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Antidepressants: A help or hindrance to those facing surgery?
About 11% of Americans over age 12 take an antidepressant, making the drugs the most widely used medication in the United States. And with more than 51 million in-patient surgeries performed annually in the United States, a substantial overlap between the...
Tags: Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Procedures and Tests, Depression, American Heart Association
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Dietary supplement contained erectile dysfunction drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of several dietary supplements that contain the undeclared drug tadalafil, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction. The products -- SexVoltz, Velextra, and Amerect -- were manufactured...
Tags: Erectile Dysfunction, Health Treatments, High Blood Pressure, Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs
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Chris Christie's weight-loss surgery: How does it work?
An estimated 220,000 Americans undergo some type of bariatric surgery each year, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has revealed that he is one of them. The high-profile Republican – who hasn’t revealed his weight but is estimated to tip the...
Tags: Weight Loss, Chris Christie, Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Community Announcements for May 9
Upcoming Public Government Meetings - Lincoln County Board of Education: 6:30 p.m. May 9 at the Board of Education office - Lincoln County Public Library Board: 12 p.m. May 13 at the Lincoln County Public Library - Lincoln County Fire Protection...
Tags: Habitat for Humanity International, Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease, Entertainment, Farms, Hospitals and Clinics
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Rise of the 'femivores': An activist woman's place is in the kitchen
Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book “Homeward Bound,” excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who’ve pinned the problem on feminism. In driving women out of the...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Obesity, Richard Nixon, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Periodicals
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Bill would ban junk food from vending machines at state offices
Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics....
Tags: California Public Employees' Retirement System, Gavin Newsom, Nutrition, Michael Bloomberg, Employees
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