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Strength training programs for young people can improve muscle tone, prevent obesity and develop good exercise habits that last into adulthood.

Lacking formal training in medicine or nursing, Walt Whitman nonetheless realized 'the simple matter of personal presence, and emanating ordinary cheer and magnetism' could go a long way.

Statistics show that veterans die by suicide from firearms - a particularly lethal means of suicide - at a higher rate than in the general population.

Naturalized citizens like the author are an important voting bloc, representing 5% of eligible voters in Michigan.

By 2030, more than 70 million Americans will have osteoporosis or low bone mass.