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Camp helps children deal with diabetes

Every year, thousands of children attend summer camps that foster connections to fellow campers, mentoring counselors and nature.

No time like the present to begin the weight loss journey

A variety of articles in the Sunday and Monday Telegraph told stories of people who decided enough was enough, one, Kathy Queen, lost half of her 300 pound body weight in a little more than a year. Another, Henry Koplin, hit the 325 pound mark while in college. At age 56, he’s now 192.

Are statins a wonder drug or false hope?

As the world’s most-prescribed class of medications, statins indisputably qualify for the commercial distinction of “blockbuster.” About 24 million Americans take the drugs — marketed under such commercial names as Pravachol, Mevacor, Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor — largely to stave off heart attacks and strokes. At the zenith of their profitability, these medications raked in $26.2 billion a year ...