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Bad habits can age you by 12 years, study suggests
CHICAGO - Four common bad habits combined - smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet - can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests.
Spend less, eat healthier
A beautiful roast can turn a typical meal into a feast. But can it be part of a healthy diet?
Study: Two good choices to prevent breast cancer
Older women at higher risk for breast cancer now have two good drug options for preventing the disease, but they will have to weigh the trade-offs, a major study shows.
Gamble, luck saved teen shot in chest
WASHINGTON - He felt like he was suffocating, struggling to breathe despite the bullet hole in his chest.
Consider fruit at the dinner table
If you found it hard to get the five daily servings of produce you've been told for years you need, you'll probably find it even harder to get the nine serving…
Shingles vaccine not a treatment
DEAR DR. GOTT: Thank you for the letter about the shingles vaccine. I would like to know how it works. Is it like the flu vaccine? I have suffered with shingles for 10 years now. I have asked my doctor for the vacc…
Community Thanks April 18, 2010
RUN: Deemed a success
Chris Petersen: Scout's honor
Chris Petersen knows the impact Boy Scouts of America has on those in the program. He's seen it in his own home.
Teens may need extra push to get outdoors
It's a familiar refrain in homes with teenagers: "Shut off that television, get outside and get some exercise!"
Dollywood celebrates 25 years
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Dolly Parton seems to live her life by the motto "Go big or go home." With her signature theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., she did both.
Las Vegas picked for 2011 global travel summit
LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas has been picked as next year's site for an international tourism summit expected to attract government and industry leaders from around the world.
Parents of bullies may fail to recognize signs
Some common misconceptions may lull the parents of bullies into failing to recognize warning signs.
'Abandon Your Aches' with massage
Massage is often viewed as an indulgence, but it is fundamentally a form of therapy, according to Abandon Your Aches Massage owner Laura Evenson.
The skinny on weight loss: Part X
In my last editorial "An alternative to weight loss," I wrote about trying to affect a changing hypertension (elevated blood pressure) using drugs versus losing weight. I explained that this was imply treating the …
Warning smokers of cancer danger
WASHINGTON - Scientists may have found a way to tell which smokers are at highest risk of developing lung cancer: measuring a telltale genetic change inside their windpipes.