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- Nonprofit raises $38,000 to fulfill ailing children’s wishes
- Chevron customers in Yuma helped a local nonprofit raise more than $38,000 this holiday season in an effort to make ailing children happy.Dan Shay, owner of the Chevron stations in Yuma, and his associates sold $38,262 worth of $1 cut-outs in just si... Full story
- AWC goes red for women's hearts (photo)
- Arizona Western College's annual Go Red For Woman event at AWCthis week focuse on the prevention and treatment of heart disease, which more woman die from than all forms of cancer combined. Go Red For Women works to spread information and to fu... Full story
- Pot dispensaries could be running by mid-July
- PHOENIX — The state's first medical marijuana dispensaries could be up, running and selling the drug by mid-July.State Health Director Will Humble announced Tuesday he will not appeal a court ruling invalidating some of the rules he had crafted... Full story
Focus on Fitness
- Fine-tune workout to rule slopes
- Folks, ski season is coming. And more than a few of you have asked questions about getting in skiing shape. Even when we're in great shape there are things we can do to help improve our ability to ski better and, if you ski as badly as I do, prevent... Full story
- U.S. needs czar to coordinate health efforts
- America needs a trainer.
- America needs a trainer. The country needs somebody qualified to help whip our butts into shape. That somebody would have the power to command, influence and draw resources from various aspects of the government to help us get in better shape. Thi... Full story
- Gradual shift in habits helps avoid fitness-program rebellion
- Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs.
- Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs. Folks are aware that too many kids in the United States are overweight or obese. We even know how to reverse the situation and how to prevent it. We know that more physical activity helps. We know ... Full story
Health News (AP)
- Study: Electric boost helps brain to learn better NEW YORK (AP) -- People learned better when a key part of their brains got mild zaps of electricity, a finding that may someday help Alzheimer's patients keep more of their memories....
- Study: Tai chi helps ease symptoms of Parkinson's NEW YORK (AP) -- The ancient Chinese exercise of tai chi improved balance and lowered the risk of falls in a study of people with Parkinson's disease....
- Study finds MDs not always honest with patients WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients....
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