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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: The Wall Street Journal, Healthy Diet, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Diets and Dieting, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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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: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Drugs and Medicines, Physiology, Biology, Weight Loss
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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: Corporate Officers, The Pennsylvania State University, Breast Cancer, Health and Safety at School, Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Kickstarter, Ocean City, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Elvis Presley
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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: Healthy Diet, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diets and Dieting, Overweight
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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: Colleges and Universities, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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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: Health Insurance Cost, Breast Cancer, Heart Failure, Hospitals and Clinics, 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: Substance Abuse, Abusive Behavior, Social Issues, Poverty, 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: Behavioral Conditions, Healthy Diet, Weight Loss, Diabetes, Health and Medical Professionals
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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: Heart Disease, The New York Times, Physical Fitness and Exercise, High Blood Pressure, 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: Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Health, Behavioral Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics
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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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