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What are the risk factors for heart disease? (The Ashland Daily Press)
People often have similar questions about heart health and heart disease. The following information is mainly from the Heart Info.org website. There are many excellent sources of information if anyone has a specific subject or question.

Bell's 'D' has edge for Suns (The Arizona Republic)
SALT LAKE CITY - Raja Bell was back Thursday doing what helped him earn his keep in the NBA - sticking to Kobe Bryant like gum on Bryant's shoe. In 2001, Bell was the rookie who barely cracked the NBA with Philadelphia on a 10-day contract. He wound up covering Bryant in the 2001 NBA Finals.

Kicking the habit (Pharos-Tribune)
CHATTER: American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout is Nov. 17. After lighting up for more than 40 years, Keith Johansen has turned a new leaf, so to speak.

Poverty can kill and now I can prove it (The Herald)
When you ask Harry Burns if , in trying to sort out illness, he sometimes wonders whether he might be more effective as a surgeon than as a guru of public health, he answers without hesitation in that quiet, priest-like voice: "No, absolutely not.

The Female Body (RedNova)
By Porrazzo, Kimberly A HOW HEALTHY IS YOURS? If you're a woman, the biggest obstacle to enjoying optimal health might just be YOU.

SI Flashback: A Celebration of Muhammad Ali (Sports Illustrated)
As a writer, I want it to go on and on. I'm riding in the front passenger seat, watching the nose of Muhammad Ali's luxury car begin to drift back and forth across the center lane of a Los Angeles freeway, feeling the traffic slash by closer and closer, seeing the slit of eye between his lids grow smaller . . . and smaller . . . and smaller, thinking that in five more seconds I might really have

Chewing Gum Speeds Surgery Recovery (HealthCentral.com)
THURSDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research has given doctors and their patients something to chew on: Patients who use chewing gum have shorter hospital stays after laparoscopic colon surgery than those who don't.

Finkbeiner for mayor (Toledo Blade)
Only two men have served as Toledo's executive-style strong mayor since Toledoans changed their government 13 years ago. These two. Only two men have experienced the intense demands of the job, the pressures that come with leading a city of 304,000 people and a $230 million budget. These two.

Blood Clots, Heart Attacks, Strokes, Spontaneous Pre-Term Births, Low Birth Weight, Rectal Cancer, Diabetes are All (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The first study of its kind, not only linking high C-reactive protein levels to periodontal disease but also the most effective new treatment to drastically and quickly reduce deadly C-reactive levels will be given by dentist Dr.

Better ways to spend campaign bucks (Trentonian)
Taken together, and including the primaries, Doug Forrester and Jon Corzine have spent nearly $75 million -- of their own money, of course -- in an effort to get you to vote for them come Tuesday.

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