My frail, 92-year-old mother was prescribed 80 mgs of the cholesterol-lowering drug, or statin, simvastatin for years. She fell four times in the last four years of her life: the last fall was the least forgiving.
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MUNICH, Germany (AP) -Gary Boyd shot a 7-under 65 Thursday despite a bogey on the last hole to set the clubhouse lead in the first round of the BMW International Open, while third-ranked Martin Kaymer was five shots back after a 70.
Read More »Donald enters U.S. Open as atypical world No. 1
Luke Donald hasn't won a whole lot, just two stroke play tournaments in the last five years. And he doesn't hit the ball that far.
Read More »Tiger’s agent out at IMG as contract renewal fails
Mark Steinberg, the agent for Tiger Woods the last 12 years and head of the IMG golf division, did not renew his contract Tuesday and is no longer with the sports management company.
Read More »Fatal Bat Disease Confirmed in All New England with Maine Find
By Zach Howard BUCKLAND, Mass (Reuters) - White nose syndrome, a devastating disease that has killed more than one million bats in the Northeast, has been found in Maine, the last New England state to discover it, wildlife officials said on Tuesday. [More]
Read More »Flexjet Leads the Way to Recovery
During the last several years of financial turbulence, the private aviation industry has reevaluated its business approach in order to maintain its appeal to the consumer.
Read More »A Toast to a 10-Year-Old Irish Patriot
Michael Collins, the Emerald Isle hero who authored the Anglo-Irish Treaty that gave Ireland its independence in 1921, has now achieved another form of legendary status with the newly launched Michael Collins 10 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey ($39.99). Produced at the Cooley Distillery, the last independent, Irish-owned distillery, this ...
Read More »Did Phil play too much pre-Masters?
Par 3: The defending champion's putter failed at a place he has owned the last seven years, but the U.S. Open has his name all over it.
Read More »Sport: Grounds for Celebration
In the early years of the last century, polo was an obscure sport in the Southern California resort town of Santa Barbara. In fact, the first exhibition match had taken place only a few years before, on a rainy afternoon in 1894, during the local flower festival
Read More »European life expectancy rising despite obesity
Life expectancy in Europe is continuing to increase despite an obesity epidemic, with people in Britain reaching an older age than those living in the United States, according to study of trends over the last 40 years.
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