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Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration wants to spend just over half a billion dollars on Alzheimer's research next year, hoping to battle back against what could become the defining disease of the aging baby-boom generation. Not all...... Full story

Wear Red Day kicks off American Heart Month

(NEWSCHANNEL 3) - February is American Heart Month. Today, things are kicking off with a national campaign that is encouraging everyone to wear red to promote heart health awareness. It's a topic we've been covering for several...... Full story

Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant

HOLLIS, Maine (AP) - A 9-year-old Maine girl is home after undergoing a transplant of six organs to remove a tumor that was spreading throughout her abdomen. Doctors at Children's Hospital Boston replaced Alannah Shevenell's (SHEV'-uh-nehl)...... Full story

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Focus on Fitness

Fine-tune workout to rule slopes

Milo Bryant - The Gazette

Folks, ski season is coming. And more than a few of you have asked questions about getting in skiing shape. Even when we're in great shape there are things we can do to help improve our ability to ski better and, if you ski as badly as I do,...... Full story

U.S. needs czar to coordinate health efforts

America needs a trainer.

By Milo Bryant, The Gazette

America needs a trainer. The country needs somebody qualified to help whip our butts into shape. That somebody would have the power to command, influence and draw resources from various aspects of the government to help us get in better shape....... Full story

Gradual shift in habits helps avoid fitness-program rebellion

Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs.

By Milo Bryant, The Gazette

Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs. Folks are aware that too many kids in the United States are overweight or obese. We even know how to reverse the situation and how to prevent it. We know that more physical activity helps. We know...... Full story

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Pa. vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be....
CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source ATLANTA (AP) -- Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips....
CDC: Fewer smokers go to the dentist ATLANTA (AP) -- Smokers not only have more problems with their teeth than non-smokers, they also go to the dentist less often....