Heart help: Anyone can do it
By Valerie Melton, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
April 30, 2008 05:16 pm
Hands-only CPR is a compression-focused source of resuscitation to be used on adults experiencing interrupted breathing or heart attack-like symptoms until professional help arrives. (more) >>>

Stroke survivor among 'World's 100 Most Influential People'
By Mark Bennett, THE TRIBUNE STAR (TERRE HAUTE, Ind.)
May 01, 2008 10:14 am
Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist, suffered a potentially lethal stroke in 1996, and used her expertise to heal and better herself. (more) >>>

Most challenging opponent
By Mark Bennett, THE TRIBUNE STAR (TERRE HAUTE, Ind.)
April 28, 2008 09:14 am
Loyal Bishop took hits, lost teeth as a three-sport athlete in college. Now the retired Lutheran pastor is helping himself and others battle Parkinson's, a disease that afflicted his late wife too. (more) >>>

Tobacco fight shows gains
By Luke Engan, CNHI
July 12, 2005 06:18 pm
An anti-tobacco wave that swept the country in 1998 left billions in industry cash pouring into a fight against smoking that is finding success. (more) >>>

New book tells 42 stories of life that sprang from death
By Stephanie Salter, THE TRIBUNE STAR (TERRE HAUTE, Ind.)
April 22, 2008 11:48 am
The stories range from a 22-year-old Olympic snow-boarder who was struck down by a rare virus to a disabled veteran of World War II, who had spent 48 years in blindness. (more) >>>

Midwesterners seek mind, body balance
By Tyler Sipe, Traverse City Record-Eagle (Traverse City, Mich.)
April 21, 2008 02:37 pm
Photo story: "A lot of people think yoga is bunny foo foo. They think we have scented candles and are chanting 'chakra, chakra.'"
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Biomedical intervention helps moms battle autism
By Bev Davis, THE REGISTER-HERALD (BECKLEY, W.V.)
April 20, 2008 12:02 am
It’s little wonder that a single puzzle piece is used as the symbol by most organizations that deal with autism. (more) >>>

New chocolate claims to be medical miracle
BY LINDSAY J. JONES, Hendricks County Flyer (Avon, Ind.)
March 28, 2008 05:10 pm
Katherine Ward believes she has found the answer to her stiff joints and aching muscles in a popular junk food — chocolate. But not just any chocolate, a “healthy chocolate” called Xocai (pronounced “show-sigh). (more) >>>

If you don’t snooze, you may lose
By Valerie Melton, THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.)
March 26, 2008 05:05 pm
Lack of sleep can affect mood, ability to concentrate (more) >>>

Patients with chronic sinus problems find relief in acupuncture
By Suzanne Laurent, THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE (NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.)
March 14, 2008 12:29 am
To some people in our Western culture, acupuncture remains a mystery. But acupuncture and related medical treatments are more than 5,000 years old. (more) >>>