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AMD awareness focuses on protecting and enhancing vision
AMD awareness focuses on protecting and enhancing vision (ARA) - While many people take their vision for granted, those with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) certainly do not. AMD Awareness is important because the condition deteriorates central vision, affecting everything from seeing faces clearly to literally having a large "blind spot" in the center of your vision, yet many people are unfamiliar with AMD. AMD is the leading cause of severe vision loss in Americans over age 50,...
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It's not too late for a flu shot: What you may want to know
It's not too late for a flu shot: What you may want to know (ARA) - Pharmacies, doctors' offices and walk-in clinics - you have more opportunities than ever before to get that all-important annual flu shot. But if you'll be getting yours somewhere other than the doctor's office, you might wonder just who is giving you t...
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Baby boomers: Don't let your world fall silent
Baby boomers: Don't let your world fall silent (ARA) - Larry Crum didn't realize how bad his hearing really was until he was hunting one afternoon with some friends. He couldn't hear a wild boar grinding his teeth just a few yards away. As a 44-year-old husband, father and head pastor of the First Church of the Nazar...
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Move over apples: For some patients, an aspirin-a-day may keep the doctor away
Move over apples: For some patients, an aspirin-a-day may keep the doctor away (ARA) - The statistics are staggering: As the leading cause of death in the United States, cardiovascular (or heart) disease accounts for more than 2,200 deaths per day, or one every 39 seconds. Furthermore, the American Heart Association (...
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Tips to help seniors avoid identity thieves
Tommy and Susie aren't the only ones who love Grandmom and Grandpop. Identity thieves love seniors too. Fortunately, taking precautions - including monitoring one's identity and credit - can help seniors reduce their risk of identity theft.
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Shopping for a better pharmacy? Have you checked your mailbox?
If you take a regular prescription, comparison shopping for the right pharmacy can be important to your health. One option you may be unaware of puts quality medication and lower costs as close to home as your mailbox.
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Spring cleaning: Dust off your shelves, summer clothes and paper savings bonds
Too much clutter in your life? As you clean and organize your home, don't forget to tidy up your financial affairs as well. Within those old files and shelves you may even find a hidden treasure - unredeemed savings bonds.
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Exercise for healthy aging
When sedentary seniors experience a decline in health - stiff joints, achy limbs, fatigue, even chronic illness - they often mistake the need for more rest when the real prescription is exercise.
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Financial steps millennials to baby boomers need to know to prepare for disability
Whether a severe disability progresses slowly or occurs suddenly, most people are not financially prepared for a health crisis that forces them to stop working. The results can be financially devastating, both to sidelined workers and their families.
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national news
Boy Scouts of America delegates vote to remove ban on gay scouts

Boy Scouts statue titled Trail to Manhood outside the National Scouting Museum in IrvingGRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America approved a proposal on Thursday to end a ban on openly gay scouts that has been in place throughout the organization's 103-year history, the group said in a statement. The vote by more than 1,400 members of the group's National Council came amid intense lobbying by gay-rights activists and members of conservative organizations. The change does not remove the organization's ban on gay adult leaders. (Reporting by Marice Richter; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)


Thu May 23 17:19:53 UTC 2013
Obama orders review of guidelines for probing journalists

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during speech at the National Defense University in WashingtonBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of Department of Justice guidelines for investigations that involve journalists and report back by early July. Obama has come under criticism for his administration's pursuit of journalists who have reported leaked material. In recent weeks, it emerged that the Justice Department seized Associated Press phone records as part of a probe into leaks about a 2012 Yemen-based plot to bomb a U.S. ...


Thu May 23 17:52:12 UTC 2013
Father of Chechen shot by FBI says he thinks son was tortured

FBI personnel walk through the complex surrounding the apartment, where Ibragim Todashev was shot and killed by FBI, in OrlandoGROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - The father of a Chechen immigrant killed during questioning over his links with one of the Boston Marathon bombings suspects said on Thursday he plans to travel to the United States where he thinks his son was tortured and killed. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was killed by a federal agent in his apartment complex when he became violent during questioning over his ties to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older of two brothers suspected of planting two bombs at the marathon on April 15. ...


Thu May 23 16:23:25 UTC 2013
Boy Scouts vote to end ban on openly gay youth members
[Updated at 6:00 p.m. CT] DALLAS – The Boy Scouts of America, one of the country’s largest and oldest youth organizations, decided Thursday to break 103 years of tradition by allowing openly gay members into its ranks. The controversial move was approved by more than 60 percent of the approximate 1,400 votes cast by the [...]
Thu May 23 17:14:38 UTC 2013