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• A stab in the back
  A dodgy lower back turned Mike Jones into an unlikely convert to Pilates.
  Health: Your Stories 16 September 2008
• Golf: a game of life and death
  Playing golf can add five years to your life, say Swedish researchers. It's not so much how you swing the club, but how much walking you do.
  Health: The Pulse 04 September 2008
• High blood pressure in the bush
  People in rural Australia are more likely to have hypertension, and less likely to be treated for it, than their city counterparts.
  Health: The Pulse 07 August 2008
• Coping with chronic disease
  Half of all Australians over 65 have a chronic illness. What makes some succumb to despair, and others adjust and even improve their lives?
  Health: The Pulse 31 July 2008
• Do glasses weaken your eyes?
  The popular belief that glasses weaken your eyes is a myth.
  Healthy Living Broadband 01 July 2008
• Joining the 100 club
  Forget the baby boom, the fastest growing age segment in Australia's population is those aged 100 and over. How can you make it - and in good health?
  Health: The Pulse 19 June 2008

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