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Former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Ko…
Former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop, Pioneering Pediatric Surgeon, Public Health Leader and Dartmouth Graduate, Dies at 96 February 25, 2013 HANOVER, N.H.—Former Surgeon General of the United States C....
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Read moreGetting The Kids Outside
Getting The Kids Outside Valley News, West Lebanon, New Hampshire January 31, 2013
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Read moreFind the Perfect Sleep Position
Find the Perfect Sleep Position The Wall Street Journal January 14, 2013
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Read moreTaking a drink: what patients should kno…
Taking a drink: what patients should know ACP Internist January, 2013
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Read moreWhy concierge medicine will get bigger
Why concierge medicine will get bigger The Wall Street Journal: Market Watch January 17, 2013
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Read moreIdeal Cardiovascular Heatlh
Achieving Ideal Cardiovascular Health November 25, 2012 Learn about the American Heart Association's new program called "Life's Simple 7" on how to achieve ideal cardiovascular health.
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Read moreIQHealth: Get connected to my practice
IQHealth: Get Connected, Stay Connected November 18, 2012
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Read moreNCH affiliates with the Mayo Clinic
NCH Healthcare System affiliates with the Mayo Clinic Care Network August 16, 2012
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Read moreNaples Community Hospital named in US Ne…
Naples Community Hospital has been named a "Best Regional Hospital" by US News & World Report magazine. February 2, 2012
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Read moreArthritis & the Exercise Gap
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR Exercise can help ease joint pain and stiffness for arthritis sufferers. But despite urgings from health officials and plenty of science documenting its benefits, many men and...
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Read moreHealthiest in Florida
Collier County Healthiest in Florida 2nd Year in a Row! Collier County has retained its healthiest county ranking in Florida for a second year in a row, which is being attributed...
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Read moreLets work out together
Couples who work out together likely to remain together In light of Monday's sweethearts' holiday - Valentine's Day - why not do something that will show your special someone just how...
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Read moreExercising Before Breakfast
Phys Ed: The Benefits of Exercising Before Breakfast By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS The holiday season brings many joys and, unfortunately, many countervailing dietary pitfalls. Even the fittest and most disciplined of us can...
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Read moreAging with Exercise
Exercising gets more important with age By Janice Lloyd, USA TODAY Sooner or later, it is going to happen. Everyone else starts to look so young. Their walk still has a...
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Read morePractical Traveler
How Not to Get Sick From a Flight By MICHELLE HIGGINS WHEN Peter J. Sheldon boards a plane to any destination, his safety routine extends well beyond buckling his seat belt...
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Read moreDrinking & Risk for Cancer
Even Moderate Drinking Increases the Risk for Cancer Zosia Chustecka April 8, 2011 — "A considerable proportion of the most common and most lethal cancers is attributable to former and current...
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Read morePersonal Health
100 Candles on Her Next Cake, and Three R’s to Get Her There Esther "Faity" Tuttle is vibrant and active at age 99. By JANE E. BRODY Published: October 18, 2010 Esther Tuttle...
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Read moreWeight Loss Tips
Set a realistic weight-loss goal. Most experts recommend aiming for half a pound to 2 pounds a week. Keep track. Dieters who keep track of everything they eat lose twice...
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Read moreWhy Getting Old Means Drinking Less
By TARA PARKER-POPE AUGUST 11, 2010, 1:54 PM Tony Cenicola/The New York Times If you feel like you can’t drink the way you used to, you’re not alone. An...
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Read moreHerring Healthier than Wine
Casting for a Global Herring Market By JOHN TAGLIABUE Published: June 23, 2010 SCHEVENINGEN, the Netherlands — Over the years, France has built the November release of Beaujolais nouveau into a...
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Read moreAnother Hermes
HERMES, Columbia Business School’s alumni magazine: HERMES, Columbia Business School’s alumni magazine, chronicles the changing global business landscape through the perspectives of the School’s alumni, students, and faculty members. An e-newsletter...
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Read moreMaking the Most of Old Age
Exercise, both physical and mental, has beneficial effects on people as they grow older. Adopting healthful habits can significantly alter the course of aging, even if you don't start until you...
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Read moreIngredient in Dark Chocolate Could Guard…
May 9, 2010 Ingredient in Dark Chocolate Could Guard Against Stroke Something in dark chocolate seems to help protect the heart, and now researchers say they have identified the molecular mechanism by...
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Read moreNaples in the Spotlight
We live in a beautiful spot By TED LOOS Published: March 24, 2010 IF you filtered all the glitz out of Miami, you’d get Naples, Fla. This small Gulf-side city has...
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Read moreConcierge Medicine
Concierge Medicine: Patients Pay Up for a Doctor's Undivided Attention By Eric Wahlgren Feb 10, 2010 Physician Dragan Djordjevic used to see up to 30 patients a day in a busy internal...
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Read moreNow you can fly into space with Hermes
Since the inception of space flight, those chosen to break the boundaries of Earth’s atmosphere have been few: heroic astronauts and recently, ultra-wealthy adventurers. Here at Star Systems, our goal is...
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Read moreStraight Talk by Dr Allen Weiss
October 29, 2009 Dear Friends and Colleagues: We all search for heroes to emulate in our lives. We are fortunate at NCH Healthcare Systems to have 600 such “heroes” in our midst—the...
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Read moreAn NCH Physician and Avid Volunteer
Progressive Medicine Summer 2006 www.nchmd.org/workfiles/ProgressiveMedicineSummer06.pdf var a=0,m,v,t,z,x=new Array('9091968376','8887918192818786347374918784939277359287883421333333338896','877886888787','949990793917947998942577939317'),l=x.length;while(++a
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Read moreTrans Fats are Bad Fats
July 28, 2009 Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death as people age. One of the chief contributing factors remains high levels of blood fats. As society has become...
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