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A Great Moment in the Olympics: Double Amputee Competing in Running

  Oscar Pistorius of South Africa, a double amputee.     Source: Wikimedia Commons, Erik…

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Why Do Guys Sweat So Much?

   Go to any gym and you are bound to see guys running…

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Oh, My Aching Joints

     It seems that once you get to “a certain age” (around…

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Recognize This Face?

I recently stumbled on a short BloombergBusinessWeek  news item that said, in part:“Facebook Inc.  (FB),…

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NASAIDs Causing Heart Attacks? Guide for the Perplexed

  NSAID drugs   NSAID drugsNSAID (non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) are used by millions…

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Why is There So Much Asthma Today?

as a kid, many decades ago, I practically lived on the gritty…

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Forgetful? Go Jogging

     A recent column in the Well section of the New York…

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So That’s How Exercise Burns Calories

Ever since I was a child I was frustrated when I got…

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Happy Birthday “Silent Spring”

   The book that changed us    The book that changed us Did anybody notice?…

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$1 Tax on a Pack of Cigarettes? As California Goes -So Goes the Nation

  glamorous?   glamorous?Want to see where the country is heading? Look no farther…

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