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1. The Pill that changed the world turns 50
(Life/Style)

... safe, and does not cause cancer, strokes, or blood clots, as many of its opponents claim. Then we need to stand shoulder to shoulder with our sisters around the world in their quest to gain access to ...

2. Elder care: Memory loss in seniors is not normal
(Health/Healthquest)

... may be the result of: clinical depression fluid imbalance misuse of medications or adverse reactions malnutrition low blood sugar small strokes (TIAs) poor blood circulation hypothyroidism ...

3. Actor Gary Coleman dead at 42
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY ALICIA CRUZ NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Actor Gary Coleman, the child star of 1970s TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," has died at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center of a brain hemorrhage. Coleman was ...

4. Strokes claim nearly 3,500 lives in N.J. annually
(Health/Healthquest)

Each year in New Jersey, strokes kill nearly 3,500 people. African-Americans have the highest stroke death rate of any racial or ethnic group. And stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United ...

5. Meet ‘The Kid’ you can love
(Entertainment/Movies)

... some understandably cartoonish strokes, the authors provide a surprisingly authentic, non-glitz depiction of typical middle-class (and middle-aged) gay living. Dan's journalism beat is a tad kinky, true, ...

6. My ‘date' with Kathie Lee Gifford, and her new book ‘Party Animals’
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  American idol Raquel Welch loves Simon Cowell ... but he doesn't make her 'crush list' Todd Bridges of ‘Diff'rent Strokes' shares his pain and story of drug addiction Up close and personal with ...

7. Todd Bridges of ‘Diff'rent Strokes’ shares his pain and story of drug addiction
(Entertainment/Movies)

...  Bridges has had a roller coaster life. Success and heartache. Todd Bridges, the man who played Willis Jackson on the TV series "Diff'rent Strokes," offered his own insight into the trials of being ...

8. Elder care: Caregiver burnout hits women hardest
(Health/Healthquest)

... chauffeuring her twice a week and doing other tasks indefinitely. Question: My mother-in-law, 78, has had several strokes and should not be alone. My husband is the only child. We both work, have two ...

9. NIH stroke study finds stenting and surgery safe, effective
(Health/Healthquest)

... for years to come and will improve the way we prevent strokes," said Dr. Goldstein. The study shows the benefits and risks of both procedures. The study showed a higher rate of stroke for stent patients, ...

10. When end of life conflicts with Catholic Church
(Health/Healthquest)

... irreversible conditions," though the organization representing Catholic health facilities downplays the impact. Experts say this affected group could include those with massive strokes, advanced Alzheimer's ...

11. N.J. Assembly to confront Christie’s budget cuts
(N.J./State)

... spring, people who acquire brain injuries from strokes, tumors or other injuries would be barred from the fund. That means 1,300 of the 2,200 people the fund has helped since 2004 would no longer be eligible ...

12. Study: Less salt can lead to striking results
(Health/Healthquest)

... deaths each year; 66,000 fewer strokes each year," she said. Researchers concluded that a population-wide reduction in salt would reduce health care costs each year in the US by between $10 and $24 billion. ...

13. Caregivers: Deal with your anger
(Health/Healthquest)

... up inner emotional stress and over time can trigger major chronic and life threatening illnesses, including heart attacks, strokes, cancer, asthma, insomnia and even unexplainable pain. Emotional stress ...

14. I know one Italian ‘Jersey Girl’ who couldn’t care less about a bunch of ‘cafones’ at the ‘Jersey Shore’
(Opinion/Commentary)

... quick to chuckle at comedians who satirize Italians with broad strokes, like gum-cracking women with beehive hairdos working in a beauty salon, and can pull off a fairly impressive imitation of one herself, ...

15. CAT scans show heart disease is as old as Egyptian mummies
(Health/Healthquest)

... strokes, was not uncommon." Thompson says the CAT scans showed definite evidence of atherosclerosis, which is the buildup of fat, cholesterol and calcium, on the inside walls of blood vessels of three ...

16. Pallone on health care: Preserve seniors’ independence
(Opinion/Commentary)

... has increased by more than 30 years. At the same time, mortality rates for once fatal conditions such as heart disease and strokes have declined and survival rates for cancer have increased. These are ...

17. Electronic health records facing a tough sell to doctors
(Health/Healthquest)

... in avoiding strokes and heart attacks, kidney failure and complications from diabetes." On these points, "Blumenthal has his head screwed on right," said David Merritt, a health policy analyst at Newt ...

18. Climate change spreading tropical diseases
(Health/Healthquest)

... this will be accompanied by an expanding urban sprawl and poor housing. "This change will inevitably increase the risk of heat waves and heat strokes in cities in developing countries as a result of the ...

19. Disabled benefit from horseback riding
(Life/Style)

... already convinced that these sessions make a difference. Jennifer Hendrick, 19, suffered four massive strokes that left her paralyzed on one side. Before taking sessions here, she went through more traditional ...

20. Obama unveils plans to protect U.S. computers
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... but from a few keystrokes on the computer, a weapon of mass disruption" he said. Mr. Obama said Friday the U.S. has for too long failed to adequately protect the security of its computer networks, and ...