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More than 100 people Choose 2 Lose at Waynesboro YMCA
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comLosing weight and getting in shape is typically at the top of most people’s New Year’s resolution list. But in most cases, that promise gets broken by the end of January. That’s just not acceptable for the Choose 2 Lose, or C2L, team at...Tags: Weight Loss, Clubs and Associations, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Physical Fitness and Exercise, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 17
Donoghue’s actions disappointing but not surprising To the editor: I was disappointed but not surprised to see that champion of the working man, Democratic Del. John Donoghue, recently held a meeting to drum up support to raise gas prices in...Tags: Media Industry, Warren Buffett, Personal Income, Elections, Politics
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Letters to the Editor - Feb. 5
Civil War Rail Trail could benefit all residents of county To the editor: Sen. Christopher Shank provides opinion without knowing the facts regarding the proposed Civil War Rail Trail from Hagerstown to Weverton. He believes it will increase...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Career and Workplace, Overweight, Health and Safety at Work, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Local YMCA hosts weight loss challenge for couples
Chambersburg YMCA has announced the You 2 Can Lose Couples Weight Loss Challenge, which runs from Monday, Jan. 9, through Monday, Feb. 20. Couples may be spouses, friends, coworkers or family members ages 18 and older. Cost is $25 per person....Tags: Clubs and Associations, Weight, Health
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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: Overweight, Christianity, Human Interest, Religion and Belief, Hospitals and Clinics
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Create a healthy lifestyle in 2012
If you have started 2012 with an extra 10 pounds and the resolve to get your weight under control, you're not alone. The key to a healthy weight is not another diet. The real solution is to make healthful eating and physical activity a way of life. ...Tags: Weight Loss, Healthy Diet, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health, Recipes
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1-800-GET-THIN centers criticized
Weight-loss surgeons from across the United States are attempting to distance themselves from surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising for Lap-Band surgery.
In a letter to House members considering a congressional investigation of...Tags: Henry A Waxman, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Allergan Inc., Weight Loss Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics
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FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads
The Food and Drug Administration has accused the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company of using misleading advertising in its promotion of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, saying the billboard, radio and television ads underplay serious risks to patients.
The...Tags: Marketing, Weight Loss, Los Angeles Times, Economy, Business and Finance, Music
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Home, lean home: Designers, builders resolve to lose extra house flab
Have you resolved to go on a diet and shed pounds in the new year? Why not also put your home on a diet in 2012?
It makes sense, said Sharon Kreighbaum, author of the new book "Is Your House Overweight? Recipes for Low-Fat Rooms" and owner of Staged...Tags: Overweight, Masco Corporation, Gold Coast, Weight, Health
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Paula Deen's diabetes: Blaming the victim?
As Southern celebrity chef Paula Deen certainly knows by now, people with Type 2 diabetes are routinely blamed for causing their disease by eating junky food and making unhealthy lifestyle choices. Known for high fat recipes that raise the risk for...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Chemical Industry, Weight, Chemicals, Food and Drug Administration
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Multi-agency study to tackle Valley obesity problem
Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer, Copy EditorAs part of the multidimensional childhood obesity study, Clinicas de Salud del Pueblo will be given grant money to hire temporary volunteers to perform family intervention in the community, officials said. Community volunteers — promotoras —...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Weight, Disease Prevention, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals
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