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Doctor holding pink breast cancer awareness ribbon. (Photo: iStock)

Beyond Pink Ribbons

Know the Facts About Breast Cancer Everywhere you look this month, you will see shades of pink highlighting National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.   From pink ribbons on products in your grocery stores as well as pink lights illuminating buildings at night, these pink
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A couple in bed. The woman is snoring and the man has a pillow wrapped around his head. (Photo: iStock)

Zzzzzz

The Causes and Complications of Snoring Nearly half of adults habitually snore when they sleep. For some, it is not a problem. For others, it may affect the quality of their bed partner’s rest. It can also be associated with sleep apnea, a condition affecting a person’s ability
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Obesity has increased 15 percent over the last 30 years in children and adults according to the National Center for Health Statistics. (Photo: Fred Froese/iStock)

Weighty Problems

Obesity Numbers Continue to Gain Dr. Ann Rogers could list 100 reasons why new numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics show that rates of obesity have increased by at least 30 percent in both adults and children the past 15 years. As director of Penn State’s
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