January 2016
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Patient data being collected from wearable devices
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DANVILLE — Imagine you’ve just had hip replacement surgery and you’re following through with your post-surgery therapy while wearing a device that monitors your health levels. As your heart rate quickens, you receive a text from your care provider asking what the pain level is in your new joint as you exercise. Researchers…
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Prevent heart disease with healthy habits in childhood
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HERSHEY — Most people know that high blood pressure and cholesterol are risk factors for heart disease. But what they often don’t think about is starting prevention in childhood. New recommendations from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute advise that all children get their first cholesterol check between 9 and 11 years…
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This Column Was Crafted by Skilled Artisans
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I seem to be trapped in my own private Groundhog Day. Here is what has happened: Before the holidays I expressed an interest in making pizza from scratch. After the holidays, a carton arrived from a cookware company with a French name, courtesy of my thoughtful daughter and son-in-law. I was excited to see…
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Town Hall Meeting to Gauge Public Opinion on Police Taser Program
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After the first year of taser use on campus and in the borough, the State College Taser Advisory Committee is holding a town hall meeting to discuss the policies in place and the future of tasers in town.
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With Homemade Designs, Penn State Pullers Succeed in International Tractor Competitions
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The ASABE Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition attracts college students on a global scale looking to find out who can design and build the best pulling tractor.
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Penn State Football: Kicking Prospect Alex Barbir Flips From Rutgers To Penn State
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Three-star kicking prospect Alex Barbir from Cumming, Georgia verbally committed to the Nittany Lions on Tuesday morning.
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Schlow Children’s Department Temporarily Closing for Construction
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Have no fear, parents and children of State College. The Schlow Library Children’s Department will still offer its regular slate of activities next week, but the physical department will temporarily close for construction.
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Ferguson Township Woman’s Death Ruled Homicide
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When some friends went by Jean Tuggy’s residence in Ferguson Township on Jan. 21 to check on her, they found that the 61-year-old had died. When an autopsy was performed the following the day, Tuggy’s death was ruled a homicide.
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Disappointed, But Not Hopeless
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I have a personal list of companies that are ready to blossom when the restraints are removed from industry. It is there that I am looking for significant growth and expansion as well as advances in stock prices.
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There’s No Place Like Home!
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I returned ‘home’ to Happy Valley in mid-August after a two-year stint commuting to Buffalo, N.Y. while working for the Sabres. I went there bright-eyed and fired up that I could be a real difference maker and found a culture for which I was simply not prepared.