Stanford study links healthy habits to longer, less frail aging
Stanford researchers analyzed 1741 Penn alumni from 39 to 48 in 1962 and followed until 1994 about health habits. Thin non smokers with two hours weekly exercise remained disability free longer and were half as likely to struggle with daily tasks by age 75, with the healthiest lifestyle delaying end-of-life frailty.
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Stanford University
New England Journal of Medicine
James Fries
JoAnn Manson
Harvard Medical School
Manson
University of Pennsylvania
Christine Cassel
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Stanford
Penn
Edward Campion
Campion
Campion and
Cassel
Why are teens so vulnerable to social power struggles
Dr Dobson discusses adolescent power dynamics in high school, noting that both girls and boys gain social dominance from appearance, athletic prowess, and status symbols. He recalls personal memories of power games, peer humiliation, and turf battles, emphasizing how fear and intimidation shape teen behavior.
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DR. Dobson
Phi
AIDS Awareness Week to Be Marked by Douglas County Events
Douglas County AIDS Project schedules AIDS Awareness Week from April 18 to 28 with four fundraising events and public programs. Activities include Walk for Health at South Park Recreation Center, Music for Life remembrance service, a talk by Marva Miller, and a session on safe practices in the 90s. City residents may register at local venues and call (785) 843-0040 for details.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Aids Project
April Ramos
Ramos
South Park Recreation Center
Massachusetts
Community Mercantile
Paradise Cafe
Trinity Episcopal Church
Vermont
Kansas City
Marva Miller
United Way Center For Human Services
Ridge Ct
Harley Logan
Folic acid levels may not meet heart and birth defect protection
The government required folic acid enrichment in cereals and breads to about 140 micrograms daily, but whether this safeguards against birth defects and heart disease remains uncertain. A Thursday NEJM study found enrichment before guideline effectiveness produced little homocysteine change in heart disease patients who ate fortified cereal.
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Associated Press
U.S
Food and Drug Administration
New England Journal of Medicine
Community Health Events and Fundraiser Announced
The Franklin County Health Department joins Operation Immunize April 18 to 25 with a special clinic April 25 at 1418 S. Main from 8 a.m. to noon. Immunizations are free for children up to three. older kids incur a fee. Bring immunization records and call (785) 229-3530 for details. Franklin County Cancer Foundation officers elected June Butler president at the group’s second meeting in April. Other officers are Cora Kunard, vice president. Darlene Armstrong, secretary. Becky Dixon, treasurer. An advisory panel includes Dr. Allan Fleming and others to guide patient services and research grants. A fundraiser is set for July 11 from 6 to 10 p.m. in City Park. Volunteers are encouraged. mail contributions to P.O. Box 1011, Ottawa. Jacob Teitelbaum will lecture on fibromyalgia at the Radisson Hotel in Overland Park on April 25 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration is $49 with Dr. William Shaw and Mary Moeller featured. For info call toll-free (888) 347-2781.
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Franklin County Health Department
S. Main
Cancer Foundation
June Butler
Franklin County Cancer Foundation
Cora Kunard
Darlene Armstrong
Becky Dixon
Allan Fleming
Charley Reynolds
Mark Doty
Nancy Brooks
George Kramer
Milton Sampson
City Park
P.O
Ottawa
Jacob Teitelbaum
Radisson Hotel
Overland Park
Teitelbaum
William Shaw
Great Plains Laboratory
Mary Moeller
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North Baptist Church
Paul Winkler
E. Wilson
Cherry Street
Wesleyan
Scott Dickinson
N. Cherry
James C. Dobson
Jackson Hewet
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Jackson Hewitt
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Andy's Siding Company
Princeton
Ottawa Medical Specialists
David Edalati, M.D
John Rackliffe, P.A
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