Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
Exercise may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in older, white men, a new study suggests. In the study, moderately or highly active white men in their 60s were 53 percent less likely to have a prostate cancer biopsy test positive for cancer compared …
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The commander of U.S. Pacific Command kicked off the longest-running U.S. military exercise in the Pacific in Thailand today, calling the 13,000 multinational participants guardians of future peace and prosperity. Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III …
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Just like us, aging dogs slow down. They often develop health conditions like arthritis or heart disease that can impact the type of exercise they can tolerate or need. Paying close attention to these requirements can result in a healthier, happier dog …
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(Reuters) – The Obama administration said on Monday that its efforts to combat fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs were paying off as the government recovered a record $4.2 billion in fiscal 2012 from individuals and companies trying to cheat the system. For every dollar spent investigating healthcare fraud over the past three years, the government recovered $7.90, according to a report released on Monday by Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has ruled out raising the age that Americans become eligible for Medicare, the government health insurance program for seniors, as a way to reduce the government's deficit, a White House spokesman said on Monday. Republicans in Congress, who have focused on cutting spending, have said they want to see the eligibility age raised to 67 from the current age of 65, but many Democrats have opposed the idea vehemently. "The president's made clear that we don't believe that that's the right policy to take," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. …
The board for rural Dolores County Re-2J School District, in western Colorado, voted recently to arm its superintendent and principal with handguns. Principal Ty Gray said in an interview that aired over the weekend with 9News that the district feels that this is the best way to protect the kids “in case something ever was to happen.” Here are the details.
From the blog Healthy Living: You already know that those 4-inch heels make you look sexy and now science substantiates that: A recent study published in the …
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Workouts seem to help white men, but not black men, study finds.
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Exercise may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in older, white men, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sniffles, runny noses and flu-like symptoms can deter, delay and even derail many exercisers just when enthusiasm for that New Year's …
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If you had surgery at New York City’s Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center—one of the top cancer centers in the world—you may not see your surgeon for your post-surgery exam. More and more, it’s likely to be a “surgical assistant,” someone who’s completed years of training and may have even been a member of the surgical team. The surgical assistant gives the report to the surgeon, who can act immediately if there’s a problem and check up later if recovery is going well. …