Skipping meds can be deadly
The 'other' drug problem:
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
      WASHINGTON Consider it the other drug problem: Millions of people don't take their medicine correctly - or quit taking it altogether - and the consequences can be deadly.
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Fourth step in getting fit
By PAUL H. CAUDILL
      Congratulations. You have made it through three weeks now. Hopefully, everything is going well and you are feeling fine. This week we will again go a little further. It should not be very difficult to go the extra time. Let me reiterate: It is never too late to start walking or running.
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A no-salt diet is impossible
By PAUL G. DONOHUE, M.D.
      DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My son, at 40, was found to have dangerously high blood pressure. My husband died at age 41 of a heart attack. He also had very high blood pressure. It is a family condition. My son was told to cut out all salt. Is that necessary? Is it possible? His doctor says no salt is allowed. How many milligrams is it reasonable to eat in a day?
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