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HEAL FitWalk promotes healthy food, lifestyles
holly.shok@herald-mail.comChef Joe Fleischman’s plan worked out perfectly Wednesday when children in attendance of Family Fit Night flocked to the self-serve fruit and yogurt parfait line he had cunningly prepared. “Brightly colored food usually is good for you,...Tags: Diets and Dieting, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Healthy Diet, Overweight, The Wall Street Journal
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The weight loss debate: Do men really shed pounds faster than women?
marieg@herald-mail.comYou've been working hard to lose weight — following your diet to the letter, battling through food temptations and putting in extra time each day on the treadmill. But your husband, who is following the same routine, is shedding the pounds more...Tags: General Practitioners, Weight Loss, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sports, Biology
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Summit Health releases report on Franklin County's health
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comFranklin County residents are losing ground on some very important health-related issues, according to a study released by Summit Health Thursday. Summit Health, in cooperation with the Penn State Institute of State and Regional Affairs, released the...Tags: Medical Research, Breast Cancer, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Diabetes, The Pennsylvania State University
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He started at 600 pounds, but Dan Hawthorne is now 300 pounds lighter
marieg@herald-mail.comOn an April morning in 2011, Dan Hawthorne walked into the Fitness Center at Hagerstown Community College and began a transformation that would leave no aspect of his life unchanged. Although he had been overweight for most of his life, he found...Tags: Arts and Culture, Radio, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Kickstarter, Entertainment
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HEAL begins with walking program to help fight obesity in Washington County
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comA scheduled walk around the North Hagerstown High School track Saturday morning will be the first program of HEAL, a non-profit organization aimed at fighting obesity in Washington County by promoting “Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles (HEAL).&...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diets and Dieting, Healthy Diet, Overweight, Weight
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West Virginia briefs
W.Va. seminar to focus on America’s obesity crisis MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia University Hospitals-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on...Tags: Arts and Culture, West Virginia University, Colleges and Universities, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diabetes
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Meritus Health System president explains challenges of Affordable Care Act
dona@herald-mail.comFiguring out how to improve access, maintain quality and keep down the cost of health care are challenges facing hospitals as more provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act go into effect, Meritus Health System President Joseph P....Tags: Heart Failure, Breast Cancer, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Diabetes, Health Insurance
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W.Va. teen pregnancy rate falls
Even as the statewide rate falls, the number of teenagers giving birth in McDowell County is soaring, jumping 34 percent in five years. The 2012 West Virginia KIDS COUNT report released Tuesday shows a rate in McDowell of 96 births per 1,000 girls in...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Social Issues, Poverty, Substance Abuse, Weight
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Tackling the emotional side of obesity
marieg@herald-mail.comHillary Wade spent years trying to hide. She hid from the negative comments that strangers might make. She hid from social situations where people would judge her without knowing her. And, mostly, she hid from her own feelings. But one year ago, a...Tags: Human Interest, Diabetes, Behavioral Conditions, Healthy Diet, Weight Loss
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Lloyd Waters: Related to a monkey? Some odd news
I remember traveling to the Chambersburg cinema to see “Gettysburg” when the movie first came out. I found the scene where several Confederate generals were smoking and discussing evolution around a campfire to be pretty amusing. Do you...Tags: The New York Times, High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease, Diabetes
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How to move forward in 2013: Tips to improve physical, mental and emotional health in the new year
chrisc@herald-mail.comAny day can be the day you decide to improve your health. But because today is New Year's Eve, consider making one or two changes today that will improve your health in 2013. None of these will surprise you. You've probably heard them all before, maybe...Tags: The New York Times, Health, Mayo Clinic, Mental Health, Human Interest
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Merry Christmas
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Preschool to hold open house Jan. 6 Northern Cross Preschool will hold an open house Sunday, Jan. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. The preschool is for 3- and 4-year-olds. It meets Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to ...
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