*** Neanderthals may have been healthy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Contrary to their slow-witted and even sickly
image, Neanderthals were surprisingly robust, according to a two-year
study of prehistoric bones discovered 100 years ago in Croatia.
"Their bones were as healthy as (those of) modern humans," said
University of Pennsylvania radiology professor Dr. Morrie Kricun, a
bone specialist who studied the X-rays of 874 Neanderthal bones that
came from more than 75 individuals. Neanderthals - ancient hominids
replaced by modern humans about 30,000 years ago - suffered from
age-related osteoarthritis and back problems but were not
disease-ridden, Kricun said Sept. 20. Earlier studies had suggested
that Neanderthals may have died out because of dietary deficiencies
or other health problems, he said. See
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