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  Nov 1, 08 10:35 AM CDT
  The key to a longer life could lie in an individual's personality, the Los Angeles Times reports. University of California researchers analyzed 20 studies and discovered that conscientious people—disciplined, hardworking, and responsible folks—tend to live an average of 2 to 4 years longer than their more slapdash counterparts. 
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• Caffeine Jolt From Soap, Elsewhere May Pose Hazard

  Oct 20, 08 1:30 PM CDT
  Coffee drinkers typically know their limits when it comes to caffeine. But with companies shoveling the drug into the most unlikely places—oatmeal, jelly beans, soap—things may be getting dangerous, writes John Cloud in Time. Public-health experts fear some may add, say, NRG potato chips to already-caffeinated lifestyles, upping the risk of caffeine intoxication; what’s worse, new products often don’t state how much caffeine they contain.
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• McCain's 'Real Age' Is 63

  May 25, 08 2:22 PM CDT
  McCain may be 71.8 years old on paper, but his biological age is a youthful 63.7, according to the physician who wrote You: The Owner's Manual. Dr. Michael Roizen made the estimate based on McCain's recently-released medical records (though some details on the candidate's dietary and exercise habits were missing). Only kink? One year in the Oval Office ages its inhabitant 2 biological years. More »

• HIV Scandal Spreads in Kyrgyzstan

  Mar 21, 08 7:51 AM CDT
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• Scientists Link Gene Mutation to Longevity

  Mar 5, 08 11:42 AM CST
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