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New veterans fight new battles after coming home

America has a new generation of veterans. More than 1.6 million troops are back from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and they are unlike any other group of veterans the nation has ever seen.
AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability

America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.
Final voyage: USS Iowa on way to S. Calif. home

A famed battleship that saw action during World War II and the Korean War and carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a wartime summit traveled along the California coast Sunday on its final voyage.
P&G to add latches to make detergent packs safer

The maker of Tide Pods will create a new double-latch lid to deter children from accessing and eating the brightly colored detergent packets, a company spokesman said Friday.

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Cover Story

CrossFit gaining strength as exercise trend

The workout started as a cult program for hard-core fitness junkies, but it’s becoming more of a mai...
Move It!

Free Karate Classes: Children and adults; 6 p.m. May 22; Athalie Range Park, 525 NW 62nd St., Little Haiti...
Stand-up desks can add years to your life

The workplace is incorporating new ways to get people up and moving, including working at stand-up desks. I...
Death from marathon running low

The stories of marathon runners collapsing and dying at the finish line are enough to scare anybody thinkin...
First person

Breast-cancer fallout includes facing up to infertility

Staff writer Andrea Torres chronicles her breast cancer experiences in Tropical Life. Read past columns at ...
Spinal injuries

Carol City track star finds new life after accident

Antron Jackson, who had a slim chance of walking after a car accident, has returned to his alma mater to he...
Skin cancer

The bright — and dark — side of the sun

Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, is nearing and the sun’s rays will be at their...
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Chew on this

Pasteurization proponents prevail in raw-milk debate

For anyone missing the spirited Republican primary debates, I have a alternative: the raw milk debate.
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Add soy to your diet to boost your bone health

April being soyfood month provides an opportunity to dispel some soy myths and review the benefits of this ...
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New nutritional labels for meat help you make smarter choices

Meat and poultry are giving up their secrets. On March 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture rule on...
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Study links overeating to memory and thinking problems

If increased risk of heart disease, diabetes and joint pain isn’t motivating enough to right-size yo...
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Is perfume making us fat?
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Teasing adds to burden of childhood obesity

A recent news item described how a 200-pound 8-year-old was placed in foster care because the state of Ohio...
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Cosmetic Surgery

Before you nip & tuck, you may want to hear this

A cosmetic surgery expo in Miami Beach will offer mini-consultations, along with demonstrations and giveaways.
Plastic Surgery 101

Early facelift leads to scarring

What were you thinking having a facelift at 34? More importantly, what was your surgeon thinking doing your...
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LET'S TALK

Caught in mom's trap again

Q: Every vacation, I visit my mother for several days and spend the rest with my partner. Mom's always tryi...
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