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...next morning, we marched down to the marina to meet Steve Ward, an Aramark official who, at 52, has spent more than 30 years on Lake Powell. "O.K., are you ready to see your Admiral houseboat?" he asked. Before any of us could respond, there it was--every bit as enormous as I had imagined it in my worst anxiety attack. Once we were inside, though, the angst turned to wonder. It looked more like a luxury two-story condo in Trump Tower than a boat. The Admiral came with a fully equipped kitchen, a large oval dining table that...
...linked with Type 1 diabetes. The tallest 15% of kids were 40% more likely to develop diabetes. The heaviest children were also at risk. Parents can't stop their children from growing, but they can make sure the kids eat right and get plenty of exercise, which may help ward off the disease...
Meanwhile, an English study reports that it may take about twice the current U.S. Dietary Reference Intake of folic acid--in other words, 0.8 mg a day--to lower homocysteine levels enough to ward off a heart attack...
...ASPIRIN EFFECT Popping an aspirin each day to ward off a heart attack? Don't be so sure it will work. Aspirin should reduce the tendency of platelets to stick together and muck up arterial walls, but a provocative new finding suggests that high cholesterol levels may interfere with that. In 60% of patients with high cholesterol, aspirin had no effect on platelets, and is therefore unlikely to help the heart...
...Using his size to ward off the opposing secondary, Palazzo is just as deadly catching passes as he is at gaining yards on the ground. Though Palazzo is a diminutive back, his power-running style more than compensates for his stature, and teams find him almost impossible to stop once the ball is in his hands...