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Dropping LBs: Losing 52 pounds to run 26.2 miles
Cathy Doxey of Oyster Bay lost 52 pounds. She won a local "Biggest Loser" competition earlier this year and then started training for a marathon.
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New mammogram advice sparks controversy
In a dramatic reversal that has stirred wide debate, a key government panel has recommended that women should begin mammograms at 50 - not 40.
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U.S. survey shows southern counties most obese
The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.
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Gillibrand pushes for healthier school lunches
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is proposing to increase funding for free and reduced school meals, to raise income eligibility levels so more kids qualify and to require cafeterias to serve healthier fare, as Congress takes up debate over reauthorizing the Child Nutrition Act.
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Don’t blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease
You can’t blame this one on McDonald’s: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies.
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New mammogram advice sparks controversy
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LI breast cancer docs oppose mammogram shift
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Panel's new advice on breast cancer screening
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Democrats may have to navigate land mines in health care reform
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New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50
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Dropping LBs: Losing 52 pounds to run 26.2 miles
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Early stage Alzheimer's patients wage fight of their lives
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LI Biz: Misonix contracts with Saudi Arabian reseller
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As national smoking rates rise, NY's drops
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Family relationships take hit after diagnosis
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Elizabeth Mwanga: 'Almost losing my life motivated me to lose weight'
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Dropping LBs
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Dropping LBs: Losing 52 pounds to run 26.2 miles
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Elizabeth Mwanga: 'Almost losing my life motivated me to lose weight'
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Jennifer Steinle: Joined 'Fat to Fab' contest, lost weight
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Michael Mendez: 'Jealousy brought me to exercise'
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Abbey Meeks: 'I'm twice the person, half the size'
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Denise Fontana: 'I couldn't carry my own body weight'
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Alice Rogers: 'Whatever size you get down to is a lot better than a 24 or 26'
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Debbie Barra: 'I don't look at any food or anything as forbidden'
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Stephen Barone: 'I had to train myself how to eat'
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Donna Norkaitis-Gerrity: 'Just never give up, and keep at it'
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James P. Calamis: From 'heavy kid' to healthy adult
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Joan DeSimone: 'The local doughnut guy thought I had a thing for him'
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Russ L'HommeDieu: 'Think better, eat better, move better'
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Tara Costa: 'I love my experience on the show'
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Walter Priestley: 'I did not want to be dead'
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Joanna Schrager: 'My weight used to make me feel like such an outsider'
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Leonard Rivera: 'I can scale ladders, pull hoses and climb stairs'
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Daniel Kelly: 'Now I'm not just existing, I'm living'
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Diane Ripple: 'I went rock climbing for Valentine's Day'
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Joanne Brooks: "I lost the weight for myself and that has made all of the difference"
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Frank DeSane: 'I nearly fell off my friend's scale in shock'
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Donna Walczuk: 'I will absolutely not turn back'
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Rangers' Drury making progress toward return
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Drug counterfeiters bank on peoples' fear of flu
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$250K Suffolk swine flu publicity campaign cut to $100K
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Islanders win in OT over Carolina, 4-3
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Islanders lose in SO to Capitals, 5-4
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Islanders battle back to earn a point against Caps
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Free swine flu shots offered to pregnant women
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Poll: LIers don't trust government to fix health care
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LI's county executives: Schools boost property taxes
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Poll: Majority of LIers back Lighthouse project
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LI woman fights cancer -- and insurance woes
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Health insurance CEO speaks on reform
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Grandfather's health plan fails him
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Pharmacists caught in middle of drug-cost issue
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Pharmacists want drug-pricing secrecy removed
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