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Cardiologist explains how to help your heart: Staff report; The Heritage Tradition will host Dr. Manoj Rawal, cardiologist, for a special program called “Your Heart’s Best Advocate is YOU!” from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Rawal will address the risk factors of coronary artery disease and... Full story

Author joins cardiologist for lecture on heart disease: Staff report; Warren Selkow knows heart disease from being on the receiving end of it and he wants to tell you about it. Selkow, author of "The Simplified Handbook for Living with Heart Disease," will discuss his journey from the onset of symptoms to surgeries,... Full story

Phoenix councilman discusses prostate cancer diagnosis: Staff report; Southwest Prostate Cancer Foundation’s men’s health talk program from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, sponsored by Southwest Oncology Centers, will feature Phoenix City Councilman Michael Johnson, who will discuss being diagnosed with prostate... Full story

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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

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....
Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality - including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal - raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday....
Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests....

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