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NYC takes healthy-eating message to the rails with message of daily calorie limit
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Craving a burrito with sour cream and guacamole? What if you knew it had more than half the calories you should eat in a day? The city Health Department is expanding its healthy-eating campaign with subway ads that say most adults...Tags: Health Organizations, Subway Transportation, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Transportation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Colon tests can halt for most over 75
Associated PressMost people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - in a break with other medical and cancer...Tags: Medical Procedures or Tests, Health Organizations, Medicine, Health Treatments, Death and Dying
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Nobel panel snubs Gallo in HIV prize
Twenty-five years after the discovery of the virus that causes AIDS, two French researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for their role in that scientific breakthrough. Perhaps more notable than who won the award is who did not: Dr....Tags: Government, Health Organizations, Awards and Prizes, Foreign Aid, Minority Groups
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Doctors meet at gastroenterology conference at Gaylord Palms
Sentinel Staff WriterAbout 4,000 doctors and health-care professionals are in town this week for the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center. New research on many common digestive disorders is being presented...Tags: Gaylord Palms Resort, Cancer
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Turn to beans to help your brain
Psychology TodayPinto beans don't just make a delicious seven-layer dip -- they may be good for your brain, too. According to research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, store-bought pinto beans are a good source of dietary copper, with a cup providing almost 20...Tags: Medicine, Medical Research, Alzheimer's Disease
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Study: Exercise might remove more than just the pounds
U.S. News & World ReportA new study found a home-based exercise program led to modest improvements in cognitive function in adults with memory difficulties. Researchers randomly assigned 138 people age 50 and older who were at increased risk for dementia to either a 24-week...Tags: Health Organizations, American Medical Association, Clubs and Associations, Alzheimer's Disease
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Lake prosecutors will grill burgers and dogs -- not crooks -- for charity
Sentinel Staff WriterTAVARES - Prosecutors will grill burgers and hot dogs instead of criminal defendants on Wednesday as part of a fund-raising effort for the American Cancer Society by the State Attorney's Office during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The third annual BBQ,...Tags: Health Organizations, Breast Cancer, Prosecution, Cancer
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7:45 a.m. - Traffic update
Route 378 South - Accident with rollover at Seidersville Road in Lower Saucon Township Route 22 - Minor congestion near Route 145 and 15th Street Route 33 North - Medical emergency near Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth Township No accidents or unusual...Tags: Emergency Planning, Hecktown, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Nazareth, Allentown
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Mortgage relief ahead for some Florida customers of Countrywide
SENTINEL STAFF WRITERMore than 57,000 Floridians caught in the subprime-mortgage mess may be eligible for nearly $1billion in help under a deal made by Countrywide Financial to settle claims that it used deceptive practices to sell financially shaky mortgages. Details...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Viral Diseases, Countrywide Financial Corp., Mortgages, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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'Adventure' ends for Tommy, but the fight will go on
247-7470Thomas Alan Gosser's "exciting and traumatic adventure" with cancer ended Monday. Thomas, 9, died at home, with his family close by. But while his fight is over, his family vows to continue to fight childhood cancer and leave behind a legacy for their...Tags: Government, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Cancer, Colleges and Universities, National Government
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A DEADLY TAG-TEAM COMBINATION
Sentinel Medical WriterFlu and pneumonia have killed millions of people throughout history. Often working as a deadly team, they continue to be serious threats even today. The very young, the old and people with chronic diseases are among the most vulnerable. But don't get too...Tags: Health Organizations, Breast Cancer, Florida State University, Allergies, University of South Florida
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Shannon Owens: Triathlete battles diabetes along with competitors
Sentinel ColumnistAfter meeting future Ironman triathlon competitor Kathy Gagnier, I can tell you she is a cheater and a liar. Her sculpted body lies about its 50 years. It's closer to resembling a svelte Posh Beckham than a matronly Martha Stewart. She has cheated...Tags: Lance Armstrong, Marathon, Denver Broncos, Diabetes, Physical Fitness
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