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Dr. Peter McCullough, a cardiologist at Baylor University Medical Center, has run a marathon in all 50 states. He has the trophy to prove it, but two years ago, he stopped running marathons.
"For some individuals, the excessive exercise and endurance training and racing at the marathon level can directly cause heart muscle damage," McCullough said.
After the 2007 death of Ryan Shay, who collapsed trying to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team, McCullough and a research team conducted studies on marathoners.
The team used MRIs and blood tests and found indicators that up to 25 percent of marathon runners could be at risk for scarring in the heart. In rare cases, that can lead to cardiac arrest.
"Great runners have died, and there's been an interest in the medical community to ask the questions why," said McCullough.
All marathons now have first aid and defibrillators on site. McCullough also recommends more research efforts, including a national research registry of runners who have had heart problems, as well as blood tests before and after marathons, and heart MRIs.
McCullough said people shouldn't stop running, but for some, running and walking a shorter distance may be safer.
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, 11 million people ran marathons between 2000 and 2010. There were 59 cardiac arrests.
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A man accused of causing a crash involving five vehicles, including a school bus, in Easton has accepted a deal from prosecutors to plead guilty.
The prosecutors failed to connect Andrew Troxell's marijuana use to the accident, which happened in the 1400 block of Northampton Street on Jan. 15, according to Troxell's attorney, Gary Asteak.
As a result, the most serious charge against Troxell -- aggravated assault while driving under the influence -- has been withdrawn, Asteak said.
Troxell will plead guilty to careless driving and DUI, said Asteak, noting that a court date has not yet been scheduled.
Five people, including the school bus driver, were injured in the accident.
Alex Douglass ran a 50-mile ultra-marathon last year. Now he's learning to get around on an artificial hip.
Six months after a sniper's bullet shattered his body, the Pennsylvania State Police trooper has undergone 15 surgeries to repair the damage, and a 16th is on the horizon.
Lt. Christopher Paris, Douglass' boss at the Blooming Grove barracks in Pike County, said Douglass is "doing as well as can be expected."
Eric Frein, 31, is charged with opening fire outside the barracks on Sept. 12, hitting Douglass in the pelvis and killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson.
The alleged gunman led police on a tense 48-day manhunt through the northeastern Pennsylvania woods before U.S. marshals caught him outside an abandoned airplane hangar.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane plans to attend state Supreme Court arguments in Philadelphia on Wednesday over the legality of a special grand jury probe that could thwart her career.
Kane's lawyers challenge the appointment of a special prosecutor to review allegations that Kane leaked grand jury material to the Philadelphia Daily News.
Defense lawyer Lanny Davis said special prosecutor Thomas Carluccio has ignored leaks from his own grand jury investigation.
The attorney general admitted she gave material about a foe to the Daily News but said she it was not covered by grand jury secrecy laws.
The Supreme Court has released documents that show the special grand jury recommends perjury, obstruction and other charges against Kane.
Montgomery County's district attorney is weighing those recommendations, but they are now on hold amid the high court review.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission unanimously approved Wednesday the transfer of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation's indirect ownership interests in PPL Interstate Energy Company to a new entity called Talen Energy Corporation.
The PUC's approval also authorized Riverstone Holdings LLC's acquisition of an indirect 35 percent ownership interest in Talen Energy.
The transaction is part of a larger spinoff, during which PPL Electric Utilities will transfer its electric generation and retail electric and gas supply business lines to the shareowners of PPL Electric Utilities, and will combine with the competitive generation assets controlled by Riverstone Holdings LLC, officials said.
The spinoff will result in the creation of Talen Energy, which is expected to start operations May 1.
At the time the new company was announced last June, PPL said it would be one of the nation's largest independent power producers.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has already approved the deal. It still requires approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.
In a related move, PPL announced plans in February to relocate its nuclear engineering department from downtown Allentown to the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station in Berwick, Columbia County.
The move, company officials said, is expected to take two years to allow for attrition and to allow for a space to be furbished for the employees.
Eighty-eight employees will be affected by the move, but no positions will be eliminated, officials said.
PPL Electric Utilities, which provides electric distribution service to approximately 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania, is not affected by this transaction, officials said.
Melting snow and ice are causing problems as temperatures rise around the region.
Large chunks of ice blocked travel on a stretch of Monocacy Creek Road in Amity Township, Berks County, on Wednesday.
PennDOT crews were called to the scene to clear the mess.
Flooding was also reported to be a problem in the area of Route 662 and the Oley Turnpike Road in Oley Township.
High temperatures on Wednesday are forecast to reach the high-50s and low-60s.
WFMZ's Ryan Hughes is working on this story. He'll have the latest in live reports on 69 News at 4 and 5:30.
En la Universidad de Lehigh existe una biblioteca que ocupa un puesto a nivel nacional.
El edificio ocupa el tercer puesto en la lista de las 50 bibliotecas universitarias más asombrosas de Estados Unidos.
Esto según la página de internet College Ranks.
"Cuando los visitantes y los estudiantes vienen y miran hacia arriba al techo y ven la hermosa rotonda hecha de cristal de colores. La rotonda hace que esta biblioteca sea diferente de algunas otras bibliotecas de América", dijo Bruce Taggart de la Universidad Lehigh.
La Biblioteca Linderman abrió sus puertas en 1878.
El nombre reconoce a Lucy Packer Linderman, la hija del fundador de la Universidad, Asa Packer.
A lawsuit that claims Pennsylvania doesn't provide sufficient funding for public schools is about to face a major hurdle in the courts.
Commonwealth Court on Wednesday will consider whether the case should continue. It's been filed to force lawmakers and the governor to pump more money into education.
The school districts and others who filed the lawsuit argue the current system violates the state constitution's equal protection and education clauses.
Republican leaders in the Legislature said three prior lawsuits with similar aims were denied by the courts. They said school funding is a profoundly political question that the courts aren't positioned to answer.
The legal challenge comes after four years of tight state budgets have forced cutbacks at public schools. Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf called for higher education spending.
Five inmates on Pennsylvania's death row want a state court to throw out a plan to use a three-drug mixture to execute them.
The challenge to the state's execution protocol will be heard Wednesday in Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg.
The Department of Corrections wants the court to throw out the lawsuit, which claims state officials didn't have legal authority to establish the current procedures in 2012.
If the court sides with the inmates, the case will continue and could result in a trial.
Pennsylvania has executed only three people since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, the most recent in 1999.
Terrance Williams is one of the five inmates. The state Supreme Court is considering whether Gov. Tom Wolf acted legally last month when he issued Williams a reprieve.
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Watch for patchy fog and drizzle early this morning with damp conditions remaining from Tuesday's rain.
Clouds will break for sunshine today as afternoon highs top out in the middle and upper 50s.
Thursday looks good with plenty of sunshine and high temperatures reaching the upper 40s to near 50 degrees.
Friday will feature increasing clouds with rain arriving Friday night. Some sleet could mix in initially Friday night. Highs on Friday will hit the middle 40s.
Today: Patchy fog/drizzle early; mild with clouds breaking for some sunshine. High: 54
Tonight: Clear to partly cloudy. Low: 29
Thursday: Plenty of sunshine. High: 48 Low: 25
There are 152 million blogs on the internet.
From cooking, to parenting, to lifestyle and health, blogging is a popular way to harness the power of websites and make your voice heard.
But what makes one blog successful and the other one not?
Michele Morris is a chef, published cookbook author, business woman and blogging master.
“A blog is something that’s more of a personal posting of like you’re sitting down and writing in your diary, only you’re writing it to the outside world,” says Morris.
She blogs about recipes and travel to promote her services and her publications.
But as one aspiring blogger discovered, it’s harder than it appears.
Diana Holguin-Balogh attempted a couple of blogs to promote her books, but they’ve failed to launch.
“The most difficult part of the blog or for any blog is the time, because of the day to day maintenance of it,” says Holguin-Balogh.
Morris posts on Mondays and Thursdays religiously.
“The number one secret is to be consistent. The second thing is that it needs to look pretty,” says Morris.
But when you’re competing with millions of others, originality is a must!
Also, your blog needs to have a personality.
Keep your postsbrief and put up texts with bullets, photos, subheadings and add videos and audio.
Collaboration is also a must. Encourage comments, link freely and share traffic.
Morris’ final piece of advice is if you’re going to post, do it everywhere.
When she blogs she usually puts it up on sites like Pinterest, Facebook, and Google Plus.
Holguin-Balogh vows to try again, convinced that just like Morris, blogging could help her get her book published.
“A blog, for a new author, is an excellent way to build what they call a platform or an audience,” says Holguin-Balogh.
And if you do it right, it’s a free way to get your message to millions.
Morris also suggests setting a schedule for when you blog and sticking to it.
Also having professional pictures taken can make your blog shine.
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