USelection:DonaldTrumpinexcellenthealth,sayshis

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RepublicannomineeDonaldTrumpisin"excellentphysicalhealth,"accordingtoaletterfromhisdoctor.
MrTrumpreleasedtheletterfollowingarecentphysicalexaminationbyDrHaroldNBornstein.
The70yearoldislistedas6ft3in(1.9metres)andweighing236lb(107kg).
ThelettercomesashisrivalHillaryClintonreturnstothecampaigntrailaftertimeoffwithpneumonia,
appearingbrieflytoreporters.
BoardingaplaneinWhitePlains,NewYork,shespoketojournalistsassheflewtoNorthCarolinatoholda
rally,herfirstcampaigneventsincetheweekend.
Bothcandidateshavefacedpublicscrutinyovertransparencyaboutthestateoftheirhealth.
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HillaryClintontoldreportersonhercampaignplane:"Iamdoinggreat"

"Hetakesalipidloweringagent(rosuvastatin)andalowdoseaspirin,"thelettersaid."Hedoesnotusetobacco
productsoralcohol."
Hisweightandheightgivehimabodymassindexof29.5,accordingtoUSmeasurements,whichiswithinthe
"overweight"rangebutclosetothe"obese"markat30.0.
MrTrumpdiscussedhishealthwithtalkshowhostDrMehmetOzinatapedinterview,whichissettoairon
Thursday.

AnalysisAnthonyZurcher,BBCNews,Washington
It'salmosttooperfect.TherealityTVstarturnedpoliticiansharinghismedicalinformationwiththecelebrity
doctorturneddaytimetalkshowhost.
MrTrumppromisedhewouldreleaseinformationfromaphysicalexamsometimethisweek,andonThursday
inapressreleaseandatapedinterviewwithDrMehmetOzhedid.
Kindof.

WelearnedMrTrump'svitalsignsarenormal.Hetakesmedicationtokeephighcholesterolincheck.He
passedallhiscancerscreeningsHe(perhapsnotsurprisingly)hashigherthannormaltestosteronelevels.He's
abitoverweightandhasapenchantforjunkfood.Hesayshisexerciseregimenconsistsofgolfandgiving
politicalspeeches.
BornsteinisthequirkymanwhomadeheadlineslastDecemberwhenheclaimedMrTrumpwouldbe"the
healthiestindividualeverelectedtothepresidency".Bornsteinlateradmittedhewrotethatonepage,typo
riddenmemoinlessthanfiveminutes.
Inotherwords,thisishardlyafulldisclosureofMrTrump'smedicalhistory.It'scertainlyinkeepingwithwhat
hasbeenanexceedinglybizarreUSpresidentialcampaign,however.
ImagecopyrightSonyImagecaptionDonaldTrumpappearingonTheDrOzShowtodiscusshishealth
Hefirstrevealedtheletter,whichisdated13Sept,inhisappearanceonTheDrOzShow.
"IfeelasgoodtodayasIdidwhenIwas30,"Trumpsaidontheshow,accordingtoaclip.
DrBornstein,agastroenterologicalspecialistatLenoxHillHospitalinNewYork,hascaredforMrTrumpsince
1980,accordingtotheletter.
ThenotecontinuestodetailpartsofMrTrump'smedicalrecord,includingthathewasonlyinhospitalonceat
age11foranappendectomy.
Althoughtheletterprovidessomeinsight,itdoesnotincludehisdetailedmedicalhistory.
Inotherdevelopments:
IvankaTrumpcutshortaninterviewwithCosmopolitanafterobjectingtothequestions
BillClintonhassaidhemisspokewhenhesaidhiswifehad,likemanyothers,justhadaboutofflu,whenhe
meanttosaypneumonia
DonaldTrump,JrdeniedantiSemitismafterheaccusedthemediaofnotholdingDemocratstoaccount,
adding:"IfRepublicansweredoingthat,they'dbewarmingupthegaschamberrightnow"
DonaldTrump,Jralsosaidhisfatherhaddeclinedtoreleasehistaxreturnsbecausetheywouldonly
distractfromhismainmessage,accordingtothePittsburghTribuneReview
RepublicanHouseSpeakerPaulRyansaidthatMrTrumpshouldreleasehistaxreturns,butwouldleavethe
timingofituptohim
MrTrumpwasinterruptedbyablackpastorwhenhestartedcriticisingMrsClintoninFlint
Thepollsindicateatightracenationallyandinthekeybattlegroundstates,with54daystoelectionday.

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