AILSA CHANG, HOST: Hospice care is for the dying. It helps patients manage pain, comforts them, perhaps even allows them to focus on spending a last bit of quality time with their loved ones. But in recent years, nearly 1 in 5 patients have been disc

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We've all heard that old advice to writers - that you're supposed to write what you know. Well, by the time people are in their 70s, 80s or even 90s, they know a whole lot, and they're often eager to express it, either in writing

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JUDY WOODRUFF: As secretary of defense for both Presidents George W. Bush and Obama, Robert Gates oversaw critical moments in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He would emotionally address the troops in the field, but back home showed a stoic public fac

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By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 05 July 2006 Watch Health Report Nutrition facts What you eat can determine how long you live. A recent report in the Journal of the American Heart Association recommends new diet and lifestyle choices for a longer

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Is coconut oil a healthy food? - certainly is promoted as one. Survey a broad group of Americans and 72 percent say, yes, coconut oil is healthy. Talk with some nutritionists, and they say, no, it's not. NPR's April Fulton report

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JUDY WOODRUFF: We get more on today's announcement from Washington Post reporter Greg Jaffe. Greg, how did he get to this decision? GREG JAFFE, The Washington Post: You know, in the spring, they started a review to decide what they were going to do.

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