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Area senior centers are hopping with activities. • In fact, action at the Pittston Senior Center “keeps my mind and body going,” says Amy Allpaugh. •Allpaugh is just one of a growing number of seniors who enjoy activities, socialize and have a healthy meal at one of the 18 senior centers throughout Luzerne and Wyoming counties. • “The center has a lot of activities to keep people active, not only physically, but mentally,” says Connie Andrews, director of the Pittston Senior Center. Unfortunatel...
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While obesity has been shown to bring on puberty earlier in girls, a new study finds the opposite trend for overweight boys: Male children whose body-mass index (BMI) is consistently highest through early and mid-childhood are significantly more likely than thinner boys to have delayed puberty. (BMI is assessed somewhat differently for children and teens than for adults.)
Active aging: Senior centers offer older citizens a place to stay physically and mentally healthy
Area senior centers are hopping with activities. • In fact, action at the Pittston Senior Center “keeps my mind and body going,” says Amy Allpaugh. •Allpaugh is just one of a growi ...
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Atmel Corp.'s loss widened in the fourth quarter as the chip designer wrote down the value of its business, but its sales rose and investors pushed up its stock price after hour ...
Endeavour's astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station.
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