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The articles below are provided by the Cleveland Plain Dealer and are written by their reporters about health topics currently in the news.

Title: Take good care of your gray matter as you age
Summary: Gamesforthebrain.comMASTERCARDS is one of dozens of mind-boosting games found at Gamesforthebrain.com. It's similar to the children's card game Concentration, challenging players to find all the matching squares in as few moves as possible. Tell somebody about your grandmother's 100th birthday,...
Published: 2008-07-22 - Updated: 2008-07-22; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Title: Cleveland Botanical Garden Green Corps plans open house
Summary: Garden open houseWhat: One of the Green Corps gardens, the Esperanza Learning Garden, is hosting an open house in conjunction with a community health walk. Tours of the garden will be offered to neighbors, friends and families, as will tastings...
Published: 2008-07-21 - Updated: 2008-07-21; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Title: 'Condom King' is bringing his serious message about HIV to Greater Cleveland
Summary: Mechai ViravaidyaIf his past globe-trotting appearances are any indication, don't be surprised if Mechai Viravaidya shows up in Greater Cleveland next week with a fistful of prophylactics. Mechai (pronounced MEE-chy) is known by his first name or nickname, "the Condom...
Published: 2008-07-21 - Updated: 2008-07-21; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Title: Cleveland trial will test HIV-prevention drug for women
Summary: The AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals is enrolling participants for a study that will test two methods of HIV prevention for women. Both methods use the drug tenofovir. It will be inserted vaginally...
Published: 2008-07-21 - Updated: 2008-07-21; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Title: Silent danger of osteoporosis remains with us
Summary: Sometimes it seems that our attention to diseases waxes and wanes depending on which celebrity has a family member affected or who is hawking which drug company's treatment on television. So maybe it's not surprising that osteoporosis -- often called...
Published: 2008-07-20 - Updated: 2008-07-21; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Title: Vitamin-rich foods always trump a bottle of supplements, nutrition experts say
Summary: Courtesy of Slimfilms.comRead more • Here's what to look for when you're buying a multivitamin • RDA and DRI: What they stand for and why they're important • Vitamin A through K, where to find them and why they're important...
Published: 2008-07-15 - Updated: 2008-07-15; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer