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...Type 2 (once known as adult-onset) diabetes are much more likely than the general population to develop high blood pressure, which increases their risk of heart disease and stroke. Indeed, high blood pressure appears to be even more damaging in diabetics than in nondiabetics. And yet, says Dr. Vincenza Snow of the ACP, "we found that blood pressure was being slightly overlooked" by doctors...
...passing the century mark is reason to celebrate. But these two most senior of citizens also know that starting your second century in Orroli--a small town in the parched interior of the Italian island of Sardinia--isn't all that unusual. When Frau hit triple digits, in 1990, Vincenza Orgiana, just down the road, was approaching her 106th birthday. Over the past decade, five other Orroli natives (since deceased) have reached 100--and two more are set for their centennials next year--all this in a town of just 2,748 people...
...Place de la Concorde now gleams a pale ochre; the massive Corinthian columns of the Madeleine glow a soft pink; the Louvre no longer tattles of neglect. Years of recorded tourist history ("Ronald loves Irma," "Vincenza e Giorgio," "Stan from Council Bluffs. 82nd Airborne. 1945"). scribbled in the stubborn grime, is being erased by a soap that removes dirt but leaves a protective mineral covering on the stone. More than 2.300 buildings and monuments have been washed...
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