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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: Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diabetes, Medical Research, Heart Disease
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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: Research, Washington, DC, Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Medical Research
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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: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Medical Research, Weight, Health Insurance Cost, Obesity
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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: Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Minority Groups
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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: High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Syphilis, Dental Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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: Entertainment Events, Angelina Jolie, Celebrities, Giorgio Armani S.P.A., Academy Awards
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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: American Legion, Overweight, Christianity, Charity, Weight
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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: Internal Medicine, Overweight, University of Cambridge, High Blood Pressure, Science
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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: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Justice System, Washington, DC, The National (music group), Fine Arts
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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: Iron (dietary supplement), Salt, Health Treatments, Vitamin Therapy, Calcium
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5 elements to live your best life
What would it mean to live your best life? Would you have enough money to travel and experience the world? Would you have financial security? Would you have plenty of friends and loved ones? Would you have a greater purpose? Good health and energy? Or,...Tags: CBS Corp., The New York Times, Physical Fitness and Exercise, The Happiest News!, Happiness (state of mind)
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Lollapalooza's must-see bands: An hour-by-hour guide to 3 days of music
Lollapalooza: More than 130 bands and artists on eight stages play 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Sunday in Grant Park; all three days sold out.
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Kid Cudi (9 p.m., Perry’s): Psychedelic soundscapes, introspective funk,...Tags: Soul (genre), Bob Marley, Smashing Pumpkins (music group), Pumpkin, Sony Corp.
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