Stay Fit and Healthy: May 2014

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Technophoria: The Enduring Promise of a Thinner You

New fat-zappers are the latest in a long line of products advertised as offering quick slimming without surgery.

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After 5 Months of Sales, Colorado Sees the Downside of a Legal High

Adult deaths and children’s emergency room visits in Colorado are being linked to newly legal marijuana, often in its edible form, and opponents of legalization are warning other states to pay heed.

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Many Veterans Praise Care, but All Hate the Wait

Veterans have expressed frustration with delayed access to care and an impenetrable and unresponsive bureaucracy at department hospitals and clinics.

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Terry Robinson, Chiropractor and Fitness Trainer to the Stars, Dies at 98

Mr. Robinson parlayed a chiropractic session with Louis B. Mayer into a career keeping MGM actors like Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Tyrone Power and Mario Lanza in shape.

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Technophoria: The Enduring Promise of a Thinner You

New fat-zappers are the latest in a long line of products advertised as offering quick slimming without surgery.

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Dr. Melvin J. Glimcher, Prosthetics Innovator, Dies at 88

His deft combination of insights from the fields of orthopedics and engineering led to major scientific breakthroughs, including an artificial limb called the “Boston Arm.”

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Medicare to Now Cover Sex-Change Surgery

A government appeals board said the exclusion was no longer reasonable because the surgery is safe and effective and can no longer be considered experimental.