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Candy Sagon

Candy Sagon is an award-winning food and health writer. She wrote about food and restaurants for The Washington Post, where she won a James Beard Foundation award for food feature writing, and was assistant health editor at AARP, where she wrote about nutrition and health research for the association’s publications and website. She currently writes about health and nutrition for a number of publications.

A thin strand of copper wire installed around the edge of a room has the potential to transform the lives of tens of millions of Americans who wear hearing aids, reports the New York Times.
Who says you can't change the genes you were born with?
In the same week that new data from the federal government shows that antidepressant use has increased nearly fourfold, Medicare announced it will pay for annual screenings for depression.
People with dementia or Alzheimer's who wander off and get lost are a big problem for family caregivers and nursing facilities. One new solution: A locator shoe equipped with a GPS tracking device.
At 58, Sen. Claire McCaskill "was tired of looking and feeling fat," as she tweeted to her 59,000 Twitter followers in May.
Awwww, look at those big eyes and that soft white fur. Isn't he cute?
Say you're under 65 and your blood pressure readings are usually a little above normal. Is that any reason to worry?
Older adults who take dietary supplements to boost their intake of minerals need to be careful they don't get too much of a good thing.
Green tea helped chubby mice slow down weight gain and reduce their fat absorption, according to a new study, and researchers believe it may also help overweight people keep the pounds off.
Don't wait until the store shelves have been wiped clean of bread, batteries, beer and milk to prepare for winter storms. Plan ahead now.
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