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The Mammography Debate: To Screen or Not to Screen?

Posted by: | May 20th, 2013 | 0 comments

In a much-tweeted cover story for the New York Times Magazine, Peggy Orenstein recently wrote that she once believed a mammogram saved her life. Sixteen years later, after dealing with breast cancer round two, she says she now wonders whether that first... View Full Post

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Baby Boomer Alert: Get Tested for Hepatitis C

Posted by: | May 17th, 2013 | 0 comments

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 3.2 million people in the U.S. are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus. Other researchers have higher estimates—closer to 5 million or more. I am one among the millions. I’ve lived with hepatitis C since 1988. View Full Post

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The Top Ten Youngest and Oldest Cities in America

Posted by: | May 14th, 2013 | 0 comments

Our 2013 Youngest & Oldest Cities in America report is out, with a list of the places where people are so healthy and fit it’s like residents have erased the year on their birth certificate and penciled in a later one. The report also lists areas where you’d swear the inhabitants are older than their driver’s license would lead you to believe, thanks to day-to-day choices that speed their decline. View Full Post

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1. SAN FRANCISCO

Posted by: | May 14th, 2013 | 0 comments

For the second year in a row, San Francisco wins the honors as America's youngest city. A multitude of healthy habits gets it there. Residents rank number one in the amount of exercise they get, perhaps thanks to the city’s many hills (not to mention its disdain for an all-work/no-play lifestyle). San Franciscans also grab the first spot for their fruit-and-veggie habit and consumption of whole grains—no surprise, since the region gave birth to the local-food movement. Those mealtime preferences pay off, because if you want to stay young, a varied diet is the most important nutritional tool you have, says Keith Roach, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Sharecare and a co-creator of the RealAge Test. View Full Post

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2. SALT LAKE CITY

Posted by: | May 14th, 2013 | 0 comments

Salt Lake City is the second youngest city in the U.S—again (the city was runner-up last year, too). One big reason residents are so healthy: They’re more likely than nearly anyone else in the country to have a happy marriage. A solid union lowers blood pressure, raises the odds that you’ll see a doctor when you ought to, and generally increases your chances for a long life. Women in Salt Lake City also tend to be optimistic, a personality trait that some studies have linked with better health and biological youthfulness. In addition, these Utahns don’t smoke—keeping their skin unlined, their hearts working well and their lungs happy. View Full Post

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