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Healthful diet report: Sugary drinks out; coffee, eggs in

WASHINGTON (AP) — An extra cup or two of coffee may be OK after all. More eggs, too. But you definitely need to drink...

Michigan-based martial arts program helps kids kick cancer

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The young people who learn martial arts at a studio north of Detroit are not considered students. Their instructors use a...

Tony Dorsett played football 'not knowing' dementia would result

DALLAS (AP) - Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett says he started playing football "not knowing that the end was going to be...

Newly released Dallas nurse meets with Obama

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — A nurse who caught Ebola while caring for the patient diagnosed in Dallas was released from a hospital Friday, free...

Study: US Alzheimer's rate seems to be dropping

The rate of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is falling in the United States and some other rich countries — good news about an...

AP IMPACT: VA falls short on female medical issues

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Already pilloried for long wait times for medical appointments, the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs has fallen short of another...

No luck involved in God’s work

This is not my usual “Back in the Day” column. It is, however, about something many of you from my era may recall; a...

Healthy seniors tested in bid to block Alzheimer's

WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of the most ambitious attempts yet to thwart Alzheimer's disease, a major study got underway Monday to see if...

Colon cancer screening said to help after age 75

WASHINGTON (AP) — How old is too old for a colonoscopy? A surprising number of people older than 75 haven't ever been screened for...

Kids, parents are embracing the walking school bus

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As a group of children walked home together from school in Providence, they held hands and played the "I Spy"...

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