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N.F.L. Players' Dementia: Higher Rate Of Dementia In Former Athletes, Study Finds

nytimes.com | ALAN SCHWARZ | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living

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A study commissioned by the National Football League reports that Alzheimer's disease or similar memory-related diseases appear to have been diagnosed...

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Eat Less, Live Longer, New Study Says

nytimes.com | Nicholas Wade | Posted 08.10.2009 | Living

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A long-awaited study of aging in rhesus monkeys suggests, with some reservations, that people could in principle fend off the usual diseases of old ag...

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Study: More Evidence Depression Is Hard On The Heart

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living

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WASHINGTON — Severe depression may silently break a seemingly healthy woman's heart. Doctors have long known that depression is common after a h...

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Low-carb? Low-fat? Study finds calories count more

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living

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LOS ANGELES — Low-fat, low-carb or high-protein? The kind of diet doesn't matter, scientists say. All that really counts is cutting calories and...

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More Evidence Links Alcohol, Cancer In Women

AP | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living

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WASHINGTON — A study of nearly 1.3 million British women offers yet more evidence that moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of a hand...

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Study: Diabetes Costs America $218 Billion A Year

AP | LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 12.19.2008 | Living

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TRENTON, N.J. — As diabetes is rapidly becoming one of the world's most common diseases, its financial cost is mounting, too, to well over $200 ...

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