Do You Know CPR?
From Reader's Digest When 24-year-old Corey Blow's heart stopped beating, a co-worker helped save his life with CPR. Could you do the same? If not, it's time to relearn this technique. The American Heart Association's CPR Anytime for Family and ... [... more]
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Lay Your Own Extraordinary Hardwood Floor
It's hard to beat the natural beauty, warmth and durability of a hardwood floor. A well-laid floor will last for a century or more and can be rejuvenated by resanding and finishing to look brand new. A real wood floor isn't cheap, but neither is ... [... more]
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Reader's Digest Contests
Planning a great vacation? Share your best vacation pictures with us for a chance to win $100! Votes in our Cute Pet Photo Contest are in! Our users chose "Baby Josie" submitted by Lindsey Akiyama as their favorite cute pet photo. View the ... [... more]
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Reader's Digest Sweepstakes
Just what the doctor ordered -- a healthy dose of extra cash! Select Editions brings you the chance to win $30,000 with just one click! Entry is FREE, and you can make yourself a potential winner every day. Just answer a simple question and enter ... [... more]
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Women Smokers -- Gambling With Their Lives
A dozen twentysomethings gathered in a Manhattan bar. Two were med students, another a PhD candidate at an Ivy League university, and the rest young professionals making their way in the big city. They were the image of health and fitness, except ... [... more]
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Do-it Yourself Doctoring
By 3 a.m., Denise Bates was so exhausted she could hardly see straight as she searched one medical website after another. But when she heard her husband, Richard, coughing in the next room, she found the energy to keep clicking on the links. ... [... more]
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Outrageous! Perks in High Places
After 30 years of practicing medicine in Wisconsin as an allergy specialist, Steve Kagen got tired of writing prescriptions for patients who couldn't afford them. Determined to make health care more affordable, Kagen ran for Congress last fall on ... [... more]
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Is Aspirin the Answer?
By Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. From Reader's Digest I've read about the benefits of taking aspirin daily. Should I do it, even if I take omega-3s? Though some pairs go great together (beer and nuts) and others don't (salami and ... [... more]
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How to Cut Your Risk
By Michael F. Roizen, MD From Reader's Digest Originally in Reader's Digest Even if you follow just the first seven tips below (and don't smoke, of course), you'll reduce the chance of having a heart attack by as much as 90 percent compared to a ... [... more]
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What you need to ask the doctor when every moment counts.
Bring this list of key questions to your next doctor's appointment. Also, read the companion article, Questions You Must Ask Your Doctor. Ten minutes: That's often all the time you have with your doctor. Whether you're seeing an internist, ... [... more]
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Art Buchwald: The Last Laugh
Celebrated newspaper columnist Art Buchwald, who was known for his sly wit, died on January 17, 2007, at age 81 from kidney failure. Last year, after Buchwald refused dialysis treatment, doctors predicted he would die within weeks. Something ... [... more]
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System of Dilemmas
Heart surgeon Mehmet Oz was set to go. On the operating table lay a 50-year-old man, dying from heart failure. He was anesthetized, out cold, and his chest was painted with sterile Betadine. In minutes, Dr. Oz and his team would implant a ... [... more]
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