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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Like many people growing older, Jill Lile (left), Dick Anderson and Rick Goullaud have found they need to limit or change some of their athletic activities. However, the three remain active. Lile changed her dancing technique after an injury to her toes, Anderson switched from rock climbing to cross country skiing after a shoulder injury and Goullaud keeps doing triathlon training while recovering from a broken foot.
Aging can be a pain
MINNEAPOLIS — Dick Anderson reached the pinnacle of his rock-climbing endeavors — literally as well as figuratively — 10 years ago when, after 31⁄2 exhausting days of clinging to the side of a shee...
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Approved — but is it safe?
Women waging losing battles against cellulite saw a rare beacon of hope last month, when the Food and Drug Administration cleared “the world’s first and only” one-time laser treatment clinically pr...
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Ideas to get on the road to well-being
For months, I’ve been in search of bite-size tips on diet, exercise and well-being. Often, the most practical suggestions come not from trainers and diet gurus but from regular people who’ve been t...
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New prostate cancer foundation pushes awareness
ORLANDO, Fla. — A renowned prostate cancer surgeon is working to make Central Florida the global epicenter of the battle against the disease — the No. 2 cancer killer of men — by launching a charit...
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Nutritional whole in one
During March, National Nutrition Month, it’s worth taking another look at the Agriculture Department’s My Plate, the daily food plan tool unveiled in June. It shows that a quarter of a typical heal...
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WILL PINKSTON | The Sun Today, Jessica Bell, a customer service representative for The Paducah Sun, is able to work with minimal problems, though only several months ago debilitating numbness and stiffness prevented her from doing much of her daily routine. A hospital trip later and Bell, 24, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis: A constant struggle
Onset of multiple sclerotic symptoms can slowly build for years, but for 24-year old Jessica Bell, only weeks after she began feeling numbness in her fingertips, she faced the life-changing diagnos...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Dr. Mitch Spero's therapy partner, Florida, is up to his old tricks. For years the friendly reptile that does tricks like a dog has helped shy and fearful children overcome their anxiety.
Turtle helps children come out of their shell
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Dr. Mitch Spero’s therapy partner is up to his old tricks this afternoon. He crawls across the room on his belly to bulldoze through a toy block wall built by a young client...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Brendan Loney, who was paralyzed in a diving accident, goes through a therapy session on Feb. 24 in Golden Valley, Minn. Weekly therapy helps him stay fit.
Hope for spine injuries, but no cure
MINNEAPOLIS — Brendan Loney can’t move his legs, but once a week, he sure does run. Suspended by a harness from the ceiling at Courage Center in Golden Valley, Minn., the 23-year stares ahead at...
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Associated Press Dr. Ed Friedlander displays his tattoo on Sept. 29 in Kansas City, Mo., with a medical directive to not use CPR. Friedlander is among a growing number of people who are getting tattoos that tell doctors and first responders about their medical concerns, from chronic conditions like diabetes and asthma to allergies and more.
Tattoos can offer health information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tattoos have long served as fashion statements, but a small number of Americans are now relying on them for a more practical, potentially lifesaving purpose: to warn first respon...
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Contributed by Western Baptist Hospital Harriet Byers, coordinator of the Center for Digestive and Pulmonary Health at Western Baptist Hospital, stands at the entrance to the Incredible Colon exhibit during last year's National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The 20-foot long exhibit shows the transition from a healthy to cancerous colon, and will be on exhibit at Western Baptist Hospital on March 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Early detection crucial in battling colon cancer
Although it’s proven to be one of the most deadliest forms, colorectal cancer is preventabe, if detected early enough, health-care providers say. With millions of people donning their favorite b...
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