• A Watch-and-Wait Prostate Treatment0

    Amidst all the controversy over whether men should be screened for prostate cancer with the PSA blood test, this story explains what "active surveillance" entails and how to know when it's an option. The article also explores the diet, nutrients, and supplements that Dr. Aaron Katz, director for the Center of Holistic Urology at Columbia

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  • Could a worm hold the key to living longer?0

    By studying the roundworm, biochemist Dr. Cynthia Kenyon and her team have pinpointed a combination of rare genes that seem to counter the effects of aging. ABC News, 11/17/2011

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  • Johnson & Johnson to nix baby product contaminant within 2 years0

    Earlier this month a consumer group urged Johnson & Johnson to remove a preservative called quaternium-15, which is considered to be a possible trigger for certain cancers and skin allergies, from its baby shampoo.  In response, J & J says it plans to eliminate the formaldehyde-releasing preservatives from hundreds of its baby products within two

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  • A Nursing Home Shrinks Until It Feels Like a Home0

    Toni Davis is the director of the Green Hill Retirement Community in West Orange, NJ, and what she has done there is truly inspiring. She has made changes that have greatly improved the lives of the residents and their sense of well-being (and that of their loved ones who comes to visit) while keeping her

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  • Three Generations, Two Comfy Homes a Few Steps Apart0

    To save money, Wanda Urbanska, her son, Henry, and her mother, Marie Whittaker, all live together in Raleigh, N.C., with Ms. Whittaker living in a cottage behind her daughter's house. While Michael Litchfieldd, author of In-laws, Outlaws and Granny Flats, says, "the arrangement is not for everyone," it appears to be working out well for

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  • Would-be restaurateurs turn to the public for cash0

    Here's a novel way to raise the capital needed to open a restaurant: one restaurant planned for New York City's Tribeca area is asking 2000 people to give 500 dollars each in return for their money, they will be guaranteed a lifetime of special privileges, a 25% discount on all meals, and priority when it

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