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Clark is a model of frugality as well. She and her husband Dorrance raised 10 children on modest salaries. When he developed lung cancer in 1991, she stopped working to care for him until he died. She has lived in the same house since she was 1 year old. She seldom buys anything for herself, reuses already reused sewing material and carefully budgets her food money. "You plan out what you can afford," she says...
...National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute changed its guidelines last year. What it used to call a "high normal" level--from 120/80 mm Hg to 139/89 mm Hg--is now considered prehypertensive. The move should prompt more people to lower their salt intake and exercise, both ways to avoid high blood pressure...
...LUNG: Most cases of lung cancer are too advanced for treatment by the time they are detected, but researchers at Duke University are working on a blood test that could detect the disease in its earliest stages, when the cancer may still be treatable. Their aim is to detect traces of a protein, called serum amyloid A, that is elevated in cancer patients but not in healthy people...
...healthful is a cup of green tea? Let us count the ways. Recent studies suggest that chemically active compounds in the soothing drink may help lower cholesterol, aid the immune system in fighting off infections, assist in weight loss and protect against cancers of the lung, colon, breast, liver, prostate, pancreas, bladder and skin. Tea may also help us prevent diabetes and bad breath. Keep in mind, though, that the studies are preliminary and sometimes even contradictory. Enjoy your cup of tea, but don't expect it to be a cure...
...still bad for you, and it's still as hard as ever to quit. But researchers have found two more good reasons--particularly for women--to tough it out. A study of 3,000 smokers, ages 40 years and older, showed that female smokers had twice the risk of lung cancer as their male counterparts, independent of age or the amount they smoked. Further, in a separate study of 5,300 smokers, scientists found that giving up cigarettes benefits women more than men. In the first year after quitting, the women's lung function improved more than twice as much...