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EndNotes archive for May 16, 2012

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2012

Lower education, higher rates of smoking, obesity

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released statistics today on the link between education levels and obseity and smoking. The better your education, the less chance you'll smoke or be overweight. And the greater chance you'll live longer. Some highlights: In 2007-2010, women 25…

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Fish pedicures: Don't do it

In our "one more damn thing to worry about" category comes this news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal: Have you have tried the new spa trend of having a pedicure in which your feet are nibbled on by…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.