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Forget global warming: We're getting too lazy to reproduce
Sometimes, headlines alone can tell a story. Start with this one from The Times: “Baby boomers may live longer, but their elders were healthier.” And while you’re pondering that, check this one out: “Sperm count low among couch...
Tags: Government, Politics, Drugs and Medicines, Regional Authority, High Blood Pressure
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Baby boomers may live longer, but their elders were healthier
At midlife, the nation’s 78 million baby boomers appear to be in worse health than the generation that preceded them, a new study finds. Researchers from West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Medical University of South Carolina knew...
Tags: Heart Attack, Diabetes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, High Blood Pressure, University of South Carolina
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The anthrax killings: A troubled mind
He roamed the University of Cincinnati campus with a loaded gun. When his rage overflowed, the brainy microbiology major would open fire inside empty buildings, visualizing a wall clock or other object as a person who had done him wrong. By the mid-...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Colleges and Universities, Criminals
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Ground broken for medical office building in Charles Town
richardb@herald-mail.comGround was broken Monday for a new medical office building, soon to be the 21st clinic in the Eastern Panhandle run by University Healthcare Physicians, or UHP, a West Virginia University Hospital affiliate. The $3.5 million, 11,000-square-foot, one-...Tags: Health Treatments, Physical Therapists, Colleges and Universities, Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapy
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An eye toward the future
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Editor's Note: During the next several days, The Register-Herald will run feature stories about graduating seniors from area high schools. The series of stories has been tagged "An Eye Toward The Future." We hope you enjoy these in-depth looks at some...Tags: Medical Specialization, Alzheimer's Disease, Nursing
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2013 graduates receive school's first degrees
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.Friday evening was one of firsts for the School of Public Health. When R. Constance Wiener was hooded for her Ph.D., she became the school's first official graduate during its first commencement ceremony. "It's an honor and a privilege," Wi e n e r...Tags: Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Graduation, Education
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Taxing sugary drinks in W.Va. advised
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- To reduce West Virginia's obesity rate, the state should consider an educational campaign funded by a small tax on sugary beverages, an obesity expert said Friday. "We're not trying to get people to drink less soda . . . by...Tags: Politics, Elections, Obesity, Weight, Health and Safety at School
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Business people, Friday, May 17
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Ryan Kent has joined the Bowles Rice LLP law firm as an associate practicing in the areas of energy, oil, natural gas, real estate, and tax law. A graduate of West Virginia University, he will work out of the firm's Parkersburg office. Bowles Rice LLP...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Medical Facilities Corporation, Alzheimer's Disease, City National Corporation, Alzheimer's Association
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Jones recalls idolizing football hero friend
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- More than 40 years ago, New York native Rocco Turso met a skinny, blond-haired kid at the Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg. That kid was a young Danny Jones who went on to become Kanawha County sheriff, a state legislator and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Sports, Football, David Berkowitz
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Thomas C. Bernhardt, leader of pharmacists
The Philadelphia InquirerThomas C. Bernhardt, 64, of Mount Laurel, president of the New Jersey Pharmacists Association in 1989-90, died of a heart attack on Monday, May 13, at his home. Mr. Bernhardt was a faculty member of the department of pharmacy practice at the...Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Heart Attack, Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities, Education
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PVH welcomes ophthalmologist
Point Pleasant Register, W.Va.Heather Skeens, MD, an ophthalmologist from West Virginia Eye Consultants in Charleston will start providing services at Pleasant Valley Hospital starting Wednesday, May 15. Skeens is a cornea fellowship-trained ophthalmologist who specializes in the...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization, Diabetes, University of Kentucky
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Hurricane student receives WVU Foundation Scholarship
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLETON, W.Va. -- A Putnam County student has been awarded West Virginia University's most prestigious scholarship. Julie Peng, a senior at Hurricane High School, was awarded WVU's Foundation Scholarship Tuesday. She's one of five high school...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Science and Technology
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