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Obese Drivers at High Risk in Cars
KickingTiresA new study by the Emergency Medicine Journal finds that overweight drivers are between 20 and 80 times more likely to die in car crashes than individuals with a "normal" body mass index below 30. As if we needed more......Tags: Medical Research, Obesity, Heart Disease, Disasters and Accidents, Diseases and Illnesses
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Weight Watchers points
I opened up my computer on Wednesday evening intending to play "Criminal Case" when a pop-up ad for Weight Watchers took over the screen. I would have clicked through it but for some crazy reason the word "sale" flashing over and over tricked me into...Tags: PayPal, Inc.
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Study: Stress a weightier problem for black girls
We know that the country is facing an epidemic of obesity-related chronic diseases in young people. We also know from studies (as if we parents need studies) that the level of stress and anxiety teens face is at an all-time high. I talked to Janet...
Tags: Medical Research, Hydrocortisone, Obesity, Science and Technology, Weight
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Study: Half of all Hoosiers could be obese by 2030
A new study by the Trust for America’s Health uses current trends to predict future obesity rates, and if they hold true Indiana’s rate could hit 56 percent in less than 20 years. The state’s current obesity rate is around 30 percent....
Tags: Medical Research, Obesity, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Health Insurance Cost, Weight
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Study nothing to yawn about
How many of you feel as though you get enough sleep every night? Raise your hand. Anyone? By now, most of us know that not getting the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep nightly can affect our health in a variety of ways. And perhaps you know...
Tags: Medical Research, Sleep Disorders, Social Issues, Science and Technology, Sleep Apnea
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Indiana Black Expo puts spotlight on minority health
The 2012 INshape Indiana Black & Minority Health Fair kicks off Thursday afternoon with dozens of exhibits at its disposal. More than $1,000 worth of free health screenings will be available during the event’s four days, including tests for blood...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Syphilis, Dental Health, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
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When too thin is unhealthy: Vogue takes a stand
Hardly a week goes by that America's obsession with thinness doesn't play out on supermarket magazine racks.
Remember Angelina Jolie at this year's Oscars? Celebrity glossies plastered the A-lister-turned-pipe cleaner on their covers and remarked on...Tags: Sir Mix-a-Lot, Fashion Shows, Entertainment Events, Health Organizations, Giorgio Armani S.P.A.
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Food drive planned
Allegany Dental Care will hold its fifth annual food drive during the month of February. The staff will accept donations of nonperishable food items at its three locations. All food collected will be donated to Food Resources Inc. The locations are:...Tags: Obesity, Overweight, Charity, Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Could eating chocolate make you thinner?
It's every woman's dream: could chocolate, the substance that cures everything from PMS to heartbreak, also make you skinnier? If true, there's got to be a catch, right? Here's the skinny: Dr. Beatrice Golomb, associate professor of medicine at...
Tags: Medical Research, Obesity, Internal Medicine, Science and Technology, Internists
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Future of Music Summit: More chaos ahead for artists
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At the intersection where Capitol Hill policy, technological innovation and musical creativity meet, tensions spilled over at the two-day Future of Music Summit while government officials washed their hands of the mounting chaos....Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Consumers, Recording Industry Association of America, Cheap Trick (music group), Lil Wayne
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day
By Melissa Tewes Special to The Herald-Mail Your mother always told you that breakfast was the most important meal of the day. As usual, Mom was right. There are many physical and mental benefits to eating breakfast every day. Many documented...Tags: Raspberries, Health Treatments, Calcium, Scrambled Eggs, Honey
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