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Active aging
Senior centers are hopping with activities that help older citizens stay physically and mentally healthy. Unfortunately, many people do not know what the centers have to offer.
Laser offers some hope to cancer patients
PHILADELPHIA — Gloria Correa has tried all the standard weapons in her war against cancer: chemotherapy, radiation and finally surgery.
Obese boys experiencing late puberty
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.)
O’Donnell sees a community need and meets it
Brian O’Donnell always has had a passion for helping others. As an optometrist, business owner and community leader, he enjoys resolving the concerns of his patients and neighbors.
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Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers
A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.
"Although fathers' age can contribute risk, the risk is overwhelmed by maternal age," said University of California at D
Debate in US over blood from newborn safety tests
A critical safety net for babies _ that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. _ is facing an ethics attack.
After those tiny blood spots are tested for a list of devastating diseases, some states are storing them for years. Scientists consider the leftover samples a treasure, both to improve newborn screening and to
Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests
A critical safety net for babies _ that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn _ is facing an ethics attack.
After those tiny blood spots are tested for a list of devastating diseases, some states are storing them for years. Scientists consider the leftover samples a treasure, both to improve newborn screening and to study bigger
UK's Brown vows more cancer care as race heats up
You know an election is coming when British politicians suddenly promise sweeping improvements to the National Health Service, a simultaneous source of national pride and worry.
Britons are proud of their free, universal medical care, but worry that long waiting lists and underfunded hospitals can damage their prospects should they fa
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