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"Stella is 95″ – A Great Story About Age Premiering this Sunday on PBS

Lori Crofford — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:07:11 +0000

PBS will air a new documentary this Sunday, October 21st on KACV at 10pm called "Stella is 95". Stella is an amazing woman who does not act like she is 95. Tune in for this wonderful story as Robin shows the amazing life of her mother Stella.

Could Your Stressful Job Be Aging You?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:26:53 +0000

If you feel older than your years, maybe your job is to blame. New research proves stress at work could actually make your cells age at an accelerated rate. In a recent study, Kirsi Ahola of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health focused on DNA sections called telomeres, tail-like sequences that cap the ends of [...]

Panel Says Kids Should Get Cholesterol Tests by Age 11 — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:30:35 +0000

In a country with a soaring childhood obesity rate, doctors on an expert panel appointed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics announced Friday that children should be tested for high cholesterol as early as age 9.