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Alone in life, Yvette Vickers is somewhat less alone in death
![If she hadn't starred in the 1950s cult horror films "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" and "Attack of the Giant Leeches," if she hadn't posed nude for Playboy, few would have asked how 82-year-old Yvette Vickers could have died in her Benedict Canyon home and remained there undiscovered for nearly a year.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62107290-03205603-187105.jpg "If she hadn't starred in the 1950s cult horror films "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman\" and \"Attack of the Giant Leeches,\" if she hadn't posed nude for Playboy, few would have asked how 82-year-old Yvette Vickers could have died in her Benedict Canyon home and remained there undiscovered for nearly a year.")
If she hadn't starred in the 1950s cult horror films "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" and "Attack of the Giant Leeches," if she hadn't posed nude for Playboy, few would have asked how 82-year-old Yvette Vickers could have died in her Benedict Canyon home and...Tags: Anglicanism, Human Interest, Physical Conditions, Health, Movies
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Doctors predict 'boom' in eye diseases
Content courtesy of the American Optometric AssociationIn a year where an estimated 2.8 million Baby Boomers will celebrate their 60th birthday, age-related eye diseases are becoming increasingly important health issues, according to the American Optometric Association (AOA). The AOA is reminding Americans 60...Tags: Health, Glaucoma, High Blood Pressure, Eyes and Vision, Diabetes
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96-year-old pioneering female surgeon receives new 'jiffy hip'
![Isabella Harrison, trim and neatly turned out in lavender pants with a matching top, leans over her walker to push it methodically in front of her. Occasionally, she stops to straighten her back. "I've started to hunch over from using this," concedes the 96-year-old, a few months after undergoing hip replacement surgery. Harrison lives independently in her own home in a beautifully landscaped gated community in Virginia Beach.](http://www.dailypress.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-11/57493456-15114909-187105.jpg "Isabella Harrison, trim and neatly turned out in lavender pants with a matching top, leans over her walker to push it methodically in front of her. Occasionally, she stops to straighten her back. "I've started to hunch over from using this,\" concedes the 96-year-old, a few months after undergoing hip replacement surgery. Harrison lives independently in her own home in a beautifully landscaped gated community in Virginia Beach.")
Daily PressIsabella Harrison, trim and neatly turned out in lavender pants with a matching top, leans over her walker to push it methodically in front of her. Occasionally, she stops to straighten her back. "I've started to hunch over from using this," concedes...Tags: Hip Replacement, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Chiropractors, Santa Monica, Anthony Carter (basketball)
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What berries can do for you
Berries are nutritional powerhouses whether they're eaten fresh, frozen, dried, freeze-dried or powdered. But can they protect our brain and memory, melt fat and prevent urinary tract infections?
Though emerging research is juicy, scientists know less...Tags: Calcium, Hormones and Metabolism, High Blood Pressure, Folic Acid, Education
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Doctors say you should get your vision checked regularly as you age
marieg@herald-mail.comDo you see what I see? If the answer to your eye doctor's question is no, it's probably time for stronger glasses. Or maybe the problem is something more serious. By age 65, one in three people has some form of vision-impairing eye disease, says the...Tags: African Americans, Mayo Clinic, Eyes and Vision, Ophthalmology, Surgery
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Prairie Fare: Add some green to your diet
"What do you think of this silly hat?" I asked my 7-year-old daughter. She looked at the hat and grinned with approval. It was a green clover that she could wear in front of her face or behind her head. She looked like a shamrock with a face. "I...Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Cabbage, Mangos, Entertainment, Cancer
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Marion C. Marvin
Marion C. Marvin October 8, 1917 – January 24, 2010 Born in Buffalo, New York, Marion C. Zollitsch lost her mother to the influenza epidemic of 1919. Her father took 2 year old Marion and her 2 older brothers back to the family home where they...Tags: Human Interest, Montrose, Physical Conditions, Health, Trips and Vacations
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Joe Shaffer
janeth@herald-mail.comIf a sport involved a ball, Joe Shaffer liked watching it. In his younger days, Joe did more than just watch the ball. The left-handed hurler known as “Lefty” pitched for Hagerstown High School until his graduation in 1934. During his senior...Tags: New York Yankees, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Travel, Trips and Vacations, Ellis Island
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NASA Shuttle Worker Jumps to Death From Launch Pad
ReutersCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- A NASA worker who fell to his death from the launch pad where space shuttle Endeavour is being prepared for flight committed suicide, officials said on Friday. James Vanover, 53, of Titusville, Fla., an engineer with prime...Tags: Suicide, Rocketry, High Blood Pressure, Employees, Titusville
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Vision clinic takes the long view
The thought of forgoing reading because of her rapidly deteriorating eyesight terrified Joan Retzlaff after suffering complications from her wet macular degeneration.
The condition — a chronic eye disease that affects the central field of vision &#...Tags: Satellite Technology, Physical Conditions, Health, Ophthalmology, Diabetes
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Area Business Briefs for May 17
![<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Attorney opens Lancaster practice</strong></span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-05/187037300-19085827.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\"><strong>Attorney opens Lancaster practice</strong></span>")
Attorney opens Lancaster practice
LANCASTER — Mary Elizabeth Wesley opened her private practice of the Wesley Law Office on Monday in the Metcalf Building across from Lancaster Christian Church.
She has almost three years of experience in the...Tags: Louisville, Medical Services, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Church and State Relations, Corporate Officers
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