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Asian-flavored recipe smartly keeps things lean
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Smoking bans offer unintended benefit
Regulations banning smoking in restaurants were designed to protect the health of nonsmokers. But the laws appear to have an unintended bonus: They deter kids from becoming smokers.

Looking out for, and preventing, West Nile virus
Question: What's the outlook for West Nile virus this season?

Government to unveil a fitness test for adults
If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape.

To get skinny, read a book
One plan advises you to follow it three times a week. Another allows no snacks - except on certain days. And a third advocates for eating up to 20 percent less. All the philosophies in the latest bunch of diet books promise to help you shed the winter weight.

Monitors keep track of patients from a distance
MIAMI - Every day, Robert McDonald, 89, who lives in a Homestead, Fla., assisted living community, hooks up to a monitor and checks his blood pressure, reports on the ease of his breathing and, twice a day, pricks his finger for a blood sugar count.

Say hello to sweet, low-cal milkshakes
Swimsuit season and ice cream don't always mix well if you're watching your weight, but you can treat your sweet tooth to one of these milkshakes with mix-ins for less than 200 calories.

Tasty turkey burgers offer healthy spin on a cookout staple
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Triathlons fuel this medical Ironman
POINCIANA, Fla. - Tony Handler will celebrate his 69th birthday later this month, and if you knew nothing else about him, you would wonder why he still competes in triathlons.

With a loss of hearing, some eye trendy aids
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - How can you make a hearing aid sexy?

To make prescriptions stretch farther, is it OK to split pills?
Question: I heard I can save money by cutting tablets of my prescription medications in half. Is this OK to do?

Tilton Fitness hosts 'Healthy Kids' talk
Tilton Fitness in Mays Landing will host a seminar on "Healthy Kids" at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The discussion will be led by certified personal trainer Lisa Corcione, who will address children's activity levels, nutrition and the role parents can play in instilling and supporting healthy behaviors among children.

Study: Arch supports can increase force on knee joint
Orthotics may be as common as water bottles among runners and walkers, but the mass-marketed arch supports may actually increase force on the knee, possibly contributing to knee osteoarthritis, a deterioration of the cartilage.

Fighting spread of gum disease
Here are some ways to prevent gum disease:

Salvia: Healing herb or head shop hangover?
It's been almost 50 years since a generation of young people were urged to "turn on, tune in and drop out" with the aid of psychedelic drugs. But at least one hallucinogenic drug remains legal and widely available - and it's become popular with today's teenagers.

Veggie dish proves pie isn't just for dessert
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Adding heat to exercise
There's no question about it. Stationary lunges burn! If you're a heat freak, you can elevate the level of the burn and challenge your balance by adding a kettlebell to this exercise.

Check labels to choose healthy panko
Dahling, did you know not all bread crumbs are created equal?

Plie-ing in pain: Ballet dancers often perform with injuries
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - She looked down at her feet. Not out of embarrassment, really. Merely because it was a convenient place to start.

Are you ready for a triathlon coach?
To get a coach or not to get a coach - that's the question most triathletes will eventually face.

Survival tips for the novice tackling their first competition
Ready ... set ... get nervous: The adrenaline rush that comes with butterflies can be an asset. "They can be good fuel," says the Los Angeles Tri Club's Ian Murray, adding that it's important to keep perspective, even when your palms are sweating. "Think about the successes you've had, the little breakthroughs and competencies you've developed." The first four minutes of a race can be the most harrowing, he adds. "You've got the tension of the race and people around you, and you're about to run into the water together. If you're a good swimmer, get in the front of the group. If you're a slower swimmer, go to the back or the sides (of the pack) - where one side will be calm and the other will be a scrum."

Human cells die in effort to keep you alive
In an act of ultimate self-sacrifice, millions of human cells commit suicide every day, making your life better by their death.

A healthful tostadas recipe
When Don't Say Diet reader Jonathan Claxton saw my lighter version of quesadillas, he wrote to ask if I had any more Mexican recipes I'd be willing to share.

Walking while you're at work
If you can't walk to work, you might try walking at work. It doesn't take any extra time or require an immediate shower. But it does require some cash.

Some expired drugs may still be potent, but do your homework first
Question: I came across an older prescription bottle that contains pills of the blood pressure drug I currently take. According to the date on the bottle, the pills are almost two years old. Would they still be good?

Television's tip of the scale
Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for reality television. Because of it, the fitness landscape will never be the same.

This do-it-yourself chicken salad will keep unwanted calories out
To satisfy customer demand for lighter and fresh fare, many restaurants have tossed mandarin chicken salads into their menus.

Pasta salad showcases summer bounty
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Cancer's other battlefields
HACKENSACK - First my husband, Elliot, forgot to tell me we'd been invited out for dinner.

Food additives and hyperactivity
Eliminating food colorings and preservatives from the diet should be part of a standard - not alternative - treatment for children with attention deficit disorder, professor Andrew Kemp of the University of Sydney wrote in an editorial in the British Medical Journal.

Jaw-dropping effects shock one nail-biter
CHICAGO - John Meyer, 37, recently learned the hard way that nail-biting doesn't just leave you with stubby, bloody fingertips. The Chicagoan's habit fractured - and wore down - his upper teeth so severely that he needed $15,000 worth of dental reconstruction.

Health by degrees
When it comes to a healthy body weight, education matters.

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New fitness media offerings
Get fit with three new Prevention DVDs:

Seafood and vegetables steam in foil packaging
Cooking in aluminum foil is a slick campfire trick: Fold and crimp foil shut, place the packet over hot coals (or into a hot oven), and a few minutes later you're serving up lean cuisine.

Runners craving a real time report card can use Sport Kit
Those of us who run regularly have goals, whether it's to improve performance or to stay injury free. When you increase your speed and distance gradually, the risk of injuries is reduced. If you want to run faster and longer, the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit can help.

The many secrets of Richard Simmons
CHICAGO - You know what he looks like. The sparkling tank top and barely there short-shorts. That hair.

Big appetite? Try a 'Big Hat'
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Busting myths about diabetes, sugar
Diabetes has become a full-blown epidemic in this country - and it's getting worse.

Born out of a need, Couscous Salad brings 'faux grain' into the forefront
Scarcity is the mother of invention. If there is a silver lining to worldwide rice shortages, it might be that adversity can push the inventive cook to look for acceptable substitutes. Israeli couscous is one such stand-in.

A health makeover for an entire town
MINNEAPOLIS - The citizens of New Ulm, Minn., like to joke about their three major food groups - beer, brats and butter with a little cheese thrown in for good measure.

State, counties form defense against flu pandemic
Flu season is still months away, but with new cases being reported in Asia, New Jersey is not taking any chances.

New research shows exercise healing power
The standard weapons in the fight against cancer - surgery, chemotherapy and radiation - may soon be joined by something far simpler: exercise.

New tests help keep health-care management closer to home
CHICAGO - "No blood. No pain. Instant results," is how Alexandra, 22, of Chicago describes the OraQuick Advance HIV test she took in April. Because she had had unprotected sex recently, she took the test for her "peace of mind," she says. The results: Negative.

Faith lets some kids skip shots
In public health circles they are known as "exempters" - parents who for reasons of faith or philosophy choose not to immunize their children against diseases such as measles and whooping cough. Some exempters claim that childhood vaccines contain unnatural or harmful ingredients; others say they regard vaccination as a "dark force" that conflicts with their belief in a benevolent deity; still others are members of a religion that bars invasive procedures.

Ultrasounds get extradimensional
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Baby Morgan hammed it up for the family members gathered to see him for the first time. He yawned. He opened his eyes and furrowed his eyebrows. He demonstrated a keen command of acrobatics as he brought his teensy toes up to his little ears.

Sitting back to enjoy the ride
LOS ANGELES - We're careening down a residential street in Long Beach, Calif., stretched out like Olympic lugers, eye-level with a Labrador retriever racing alongside. Nestled in a tandem recumbent bike, Jonathan Dietch and I sail past carefully trimmed lawns and exuberantly-flowering Monet gardens, over a carpet of jacaranda petals - a blur of purple below.

Egg roll wrappers help create an elegant dessert
These Strawberry Ice Cream Tarts are made from an often overlooked yet versatile convenience food - the egg roll wrapper.

Chill out with a garden-inspired chili
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