Health & Lifestyle
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Obese African-Americans at higher risk of stroke
11:21 AM on 01/22/2010
Obesity raises the risk of stroke regardless of race or sex, according to a new study that is one of the first to show a link between obesity and stroke risk in blacks...
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Cancer victim sheds light on bone marrow donor crisis
1:07 PM on 01/13/2010
VIDEO - Seun Adebiyi is proud of his many accomplishments -- graduating from Yale Law School, working for Goldman Sachs and even training for the 2014 Winter Olympics...
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Hepatitis B and C often ignored as health threat to blacks
12:26 PM on 01/11/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - They're the overlooked viruses: Hepatitis B and C together infect three to five times more Americans than the AIDS virus does, and most don't know it...
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KFC pulls Australian ad over US racism complaints
11:51 AM on 01/08/2010
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Fast food giant KFC has pulled an Australian television advertisement after it was branded racist in the United States...
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7 ways to keep your resolution to work out
8:18 AM on 01/05/2010
OPINION - There are many strategies and techniques to following through on your resolution of joining and actually working out in the gym on a long-term and regular basis.
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Tiny newborn girl may break world record
9:29 AM on 12/22/2009
VIDEO - A little girl born in Mobile, Alabama may be the world's tiniest baby...
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NBA star's wife uses baby to exercise
11:19 AM on 12/11/2009
VIDEO - Jamison knows a little something about shedding baby weight. The wife of the Washington Wizards superstar gave birth to her third child, Rucker King...
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Dr. Fleming lives with sickle cell disease and no boundaries
1:14 PM on 12/10/2009
VIDEO - Dr. Lester Fleming is learning to be a pilot --something he once thought would never be possible. Fleming was born with sickle cell disease, a red blood cell deficiency...
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Death penalty for gays? Uganda debates proposal
12:54 PM on 12/09/2009
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities.
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Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center opens
11:34 AM on 12/03/2009
PHOENIX (AP) - Muhammad Ali made a rare public appearance when he attended the opening of a newly expanded Phoenix institute that treats Parkinson's disease...
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