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Monounsaturated Fats At Center Of Dieting Trend
The Hartford CourantYou can't go anywhere on the Internet without catching the one-liner links: "One rule to a flat stomach." "How to get six-pack abs in 6 minutes on your couch." "Lose 1 percent belly fat a week." And most persistently these days, "Flat Belly Diet."...Tags: Illnesses, Dietary Supplements, Atlanta, Butter, Obesity
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Sheri Klittich dies at 53; headed trust that helps protect Ventura County's agricultural industry
Sheri Klittich, who developed programs to keep Ventura County's agricultural roots alive as the first administrator of a state-run trust that operates a demonstration farm near Santa Paula, died Nov. 20, a day after she turned 53. Klittich died at her...Tags: Cancer, Agriculture, Death and Dying, Human Accomplishments, Chris Johnson
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Delray school adds shades to playground
Special CorrespondentUnity School in Delray Beach is taking action to help protect its students. Shade covers will be added to the playground at the school, which has more than 400 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, said Maria Barber, the school's...Tags: Cancer, Death and Dying, Delray Beach
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EquuSearch launching Orlando chapter
Sentinel Staff WriterTexas EquuSearch, the organization that spearheaded the volunteer ground searches for Caylee Marie Anthony, is launching an Orlando chapter. The Orlando group will be the first chapter for EquuSearch., which helps search for missing people across the...Tags: Jennifer Kesse, Alzheimer's Disease, Caylee Anthony
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UCF students use Nintendo Wii to help people with memory loss
Special to the SentinelThe bowling ball is not even close to 10 pounds. It's as light as a remote control, but the techniques are similar: the arm swing needs follow-through, and a well-timed release of the trigger will help get that spare in the fifth frame. Bowling with a...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Physical Fitness, Frank Sinatra, Dining and Drinking, Game Playing
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HIV-infected babies need early treatment
UNITED NATIONS Early treatment for babies born with the virus that causes AIDS can significantly increase their chances of survival, according to a report yesterday by four U.N. agencies. Far too few pregnant women know their HIV status, and in 2007...Tags: AIDS
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Ruth C. Kammer, registered nurse, traveler
Ruth C. Kammer, a retired registered nurse and world traveler, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Nov. 23 at the Edenwald retirement community in Towson. She was 92. Ruth Clemmens was born in Baltimore and raised near Patterson Park. She...Tags: Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Alzheimer's Disease, Patterson Park, Death and Dying, Edenwald
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Patrick Swayze Not on Deathbed Yet
Zap2It.comPatrick Swayze wants to reiterate that he's still not about to knock on death's door anytime soon. The "Dirty Dancing" star is fighting back against the exaggerated tabloid stories about the dire condition of his pancreatic cancer, reports People. On...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cancer, Patrick Swayze, Dining and Drinking
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Couple relied on cancer clause
John and Marianne Yasak hesitated briefly before handing the salesman a $40,890 deposit on their dream retirement home last year.
The house itself was ideal. Although it had not yet been built, the couple liked the lot, inside Mundelein's Del Webb...Tags: Cancer, Real Estate Buyers, Death and Dying, Health Treatments, Mundelein
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South Africa's Shame
A recent Harvard study verified what has long been understood about former South African President Thabo Mbeki's response to AIDS: His belief that HIV was not the cause of the disease had lethal effects. The study concluded that Mr. Mbeki's refusal to...Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Death and Dying, Retroviruses, Government, Nelson Mandela
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Two former inmates settle HIV-drug lawsuits against Broward Sheriff's Office
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Broward Sheriff's Office and its prison healthcare contractor have resolved two federal lawsuits brought by former inmates who said they were denied HIV drugs during their incarceration. An attorney for Richard Hardwick, 53, and Kevin Sauve, 38,...Tags: Prisons, Lawyers, AIDS
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State's senior locator program already a success
Forum Publishing GroupFlorida last month became the latest state to pass a system for locating missing Alzheimer's and dementia patients, one of only 12 in the nation, and is already on the way to being the state that uses it most frequently. Since the state's Silver Alert...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Law Enforcement, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Vehicles, West Palm Beach
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