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Less Chronic Disease In Store For Fit 50-Year-Olds

The findings don't prove that exercising more cuts the risk of chronic disease, because it could be that people with a lot of physical activity also eat healthier foods - something the researchers didn't take into account.
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The BB Cream Fad: Why Beauty Balms Are A Worthy Addition To Your Makeup Bag

Beauty Balms, or BB Creams as they are frequently, have reached a height in popularity as a all-in-one primer, SPF, moisturizer and tone evener. But is this "wonder cream" another advertising trick a la Don Draper to tantalize a woman's desire for beauty in something as easy applied as a balm? Turns out, Beauty Balm is far from just another tinted moisturizer.
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro gestures during the National Assembly in Havana

Fidel Castro Turns 86, Far From Public View

Fidel Castro turned 86 on Monday, but even his birthday was not sufficient cause to bring the former Cuban leader out of hiding. The former Cuban “commander-in-chief’s” growing reclusiveness over the years has given rise to ongoing speculation that he is in declining health.
General Motors assembly workers Monique Watson and Evetta Osborne install an electric battery on the underside of a 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Hamtramck, Michigan

General Motors’ Akerson Wants Company To Stop Being A Dinosaur

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) chairman and CEO Dan Akerson seems to think that it is finally time for the company to leave the 1970s and enter the 21st century. He also implied that it was time for the nation's largest automaker to stop being a dinosaur, according to the Detroit News.
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Older Americans Upbeat About Aging, Future: Survey

Americans are living healthier and longer that ever before. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts boomers will turn 65 at a rate of 10,000 per day for the next decade, making them, along with centenarians, the fastest-growing segment of the population.
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Young Science Prodigies Buck Greying Trend In Breakthroughs

In the past few decades, scientific breakthroughs are increasingly coming from older scientists. But young people still make astounding discoveries, and some institutions, including science fairs and the U.S. government, aim to encourage budding researchers to keep at it.

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