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Should obesity be considered a disease?
The American Medical Association has defined obesity as a disease, meaning 78 million American adults and 12 million children have a medical condition requiring treatment. Reporter Tim Darragh asked two experts about AMA’s declaration. YES: Dr....
Tags: Internal Medicine, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Organizations, Weight Loss Surgery
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Split council funds Fairview Park lights
The eleventh-hour debate Tuesday about Costa Mesa's budget largely focused on a single line item: lighting for parking lots in and around Fairview Park. The council unanimously approved the $132.3-million budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year. A $650,000...Tags: Elementary Schools, Schools, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Budgets and Budgeting
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READER SUBMITTED: St. Thomas The Apostle School Receives Grant
West HartfordSt. Thomas the Apostle School of West Hartford received a $4,950 grant from the Office of Catholic Schools on May 28. The funds will be directly applied toward the improvement of safety measures at the school. While a comprehensive safety plan has been...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief, Christianity, West Hartford
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Dress rehearsal for a nuclear emergency
Emergency personnel from Newport News filled the bleachers of Hines Middle School's gymnasium Wednesday morning, waiting for an evacuation order related to a nuclear incident at Surry Power Station. There was no incident. Nor were any evacuations taking...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), James River, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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3 Navy football players accused of sexual assault
The U.S. Naval Academy on Wednesday charged three Navy football players with sexually assaulting a female midshipman at an off-campus house more than a year ago. The academy said in a news release that the male midshipmen are being charged with rape,...Tags: U.S. Congress, Assault, White House, United States Naval Academy, Rape
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Funeral held for father, daughter killed in Santa Monica rampage
Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday for the funeral of a father and daughter slain during a gunman’s rampage through Santa Monica earlier this month. Friends and family filed into St. Monica Catholic Church behind two caskets – one...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Santa Monica College, John Zawahri, Colleges and Universities, University of California, Los Angeles
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Don't ignore sibling bullying
Has anyone with a sibling not been in the back seat of a car, someone hitting someone and parents threatening to pull over “right this minute”? Just seems like part of growing up, right? Well some researchers say not necessarily. Parents,...
Tags: Family, Symptoms, Science and Technology, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Plea Deal Offered In Torrington Sex Assault Case
The Hartford CourantState prosecutors made an offer Wednesday to a former Torrington High School football player accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. State prosecutor Terri Sonnemann declined to reveal details of the plea bargain offer made to Joan Toribio....Tags: Sex Crimes, Punishment, Prosecution, Torrington, Assault
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People want schools to help prevent childhood obesity, survey says
Ninety percent of Americans said schools should take a role in combating obesity -- a surprising cut away from the idea that being overweight is a personal choice. That doesn’t meant people don’t see that they need to take action as well for...
Tags: Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Weight, Obesity, Overweight
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What changes now that doctors have declared obesity a 'disease'?
Does it really matter if the medical establishment calls obesity a “disease” instead of a chronic health condition or a disorder? It’s a question doctors and public health experts are considering in the wake of Tuesday’s vote...
Tags: Heart Disease, Health Organizations, Weight, American Medical Association, Health
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Attempted sexual assault at Pocono Mountain West High School
A 19-year-old student at Pocono Mountain West High School was arrested Monday on attempted sexual assault and other charges after a hall monitor caught him in a girl's bathroom trying to assault a female student, police said. Alonzo McGill Jr. of Jonas...Tags: Sex Crimes, Mountain West Conference, Assault, Police Arrests, Sexual Assault
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AMA declares obesity a disease
The American Medical Assn. voted Tuesday to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring treatment. The nation's leading physicians organization...
Tags: Medical Research, Politics, Heart Disease, Weight Loss Surgery, Colleges and Universities
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