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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun (From right) Dennis Rittenberry, Larry Hamilton, Rey Shrewsberry and Louis Michelson, all treated for cardiovascular issues, leads the pack of health care professionals on a lap around Western Baptist Hospital as part of Start! Walking Day Wednesday. The walk encourages people to start exercising to promote their cardiovascular health.
Lacing up and heading out
With every thump of the foot comes another pump from the heart, so as frequent walkers rack up the miles, it’s not just their legs getting a beneficial workout. As Americans fall into an increas...
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Single people with cancer will often face battle alone
CHICAGO — Claudia Peyton went to the doctor’s office alone to receive the terrifying diagnosis. Doctors told her she had an aggressive breast cancer, which would require surgery, chemotherapy an...
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Beyond drowsy: Too little sleep ups diabetes risk
WASHINGTON — More people pull the night shift. Teens text past midnight and stumble to class at dawn. Travelers pack red-eye flights. Nodding off behind the wheel isn’t the only threat from a la...
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Hospital hosts cloth diaper change record
As part of an attempt to set a world record, Western Baptist Hospital plans to take part in the Great Cloth Diaper Change Saturday to correspond with International Cloth Diaper Awareness Week. T...
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Positive outlook on life is good for your heart
WASHINGTON — Be happy — it seems to be good for your heart. Scientists have long known that Type A personalities and people who are chronically angry, anxious or depressed have a higher risk of ...
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Black women more likely to face HPV troubles
CHICAGO — Provocative new research might help explain why black women are so much more likely than whites to develop and die from cervical cancer: They seem to have more trouble clearing HPV, the v...
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Alzheimer’s diagnostic aid gets FDA approval
PHILADELPHIA — A radioactive compound that lights up plaques in the brain to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in patients being evalua...
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Lengthy hormone use raises cancer risk
CHICAGO — New research suggests that long-term use of any type of hormones to ease menopause symptoms can raise a woman’s risk of breast cancer. It is already known that taking pills that combin...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Norm Wallace (right), chairman of the Purchase Area Master Gardeners Association vegetable garden, helps fellow master gardeners, Melissa Thaxton and Genet Davenport, prepare an example of a backyard vegetable planting box. At the group's plant sale on May 5 at the demonstration garden on Coleman Road, gardeners will show how to plant a simple backyard vegetable garden.
Enjoy home grown, healthy veggies
In a society that always stresses an environmentally conscious effort, testing one’s green thumb with backyard veggies promotes a renewable source of nutritious options, while keeping the green in ...
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Study: Autism may be linked to obesity during pregnancy
CHICAGO — Obesity during pregnancy may increase chances for having a child with autism, new research suggests. It’s among the first studies linking the two, and though it doesn’t prove obesity c...
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