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Florida ranks in top 10 of states with high diabetes rates
One in 10 Floridians has diabetes, a "disturbing" trend revealed in the nation's fat report last week. Though Florida ranks as the 29th-most-obese state in the country, the Sunshine State is No. 10 for diabetes. It's a distinction that comes with a...Tags: Maine, 2010 Census, Diabetes, Diseases and Illnesses, Body Mass Index
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Aumenta impacto de alcohol entre la juventud
DAYTON, Ohio — La incidencia de embriaguez producida por el alcohol, de violencia relacionada con el alcohol y de conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol está aumentando a una velocidad alarmante entre los adolescentes. Si los adolescentes...Tags: Vermont, Landforms, Ohio, Tennessee, Mountains
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Blagojevich trial transcripts, plain text version
Change of SubjectToday's telephone recording transcripts, plain text version: DATE: 11/3/2008 9:23 p.m. ACTIVITY: Rod Blagojevich home line incoming call. SESSION: 162 SPEAKERS: Rod Blagojevich, Robert Greenlee GREENLEE: ...pressed by everybody involved. At least the SEIU... -
Fewer dollars for smoking prevention
Booster ShotsEven as states pull in billions of dollars in tobacco settlement money – part of which is typically used to fund anti-smoking programs – they're slashing the amount they spend on such programs by 15%. Altogether, states will spend $567.5...... -
Community-acquired MRSA spreading rapidly
Booster ShotsCases of community-acquired MRSA infection, the potentially deadly superbug that is resistant to most antibiotics, are increasing and spreading rapidly into hospitals as well, researchers reported today. MRSA -- methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus... -
The healthcare reform disconnect
Opinion L.A.A new Associated Press poll, done by Stanford University and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides more evidence that the public wants comprehensive healthcare reform but rejects just about everything that implies.... -
Quitting smoking isn't child's play. Or is it?
L.A. Times Tech BlogYou can play music on the iPhone with the Leaf Trombone app. Researchers believe they can come up with a similar app for smokers to help them quit smoking. Credit: Peter DaSilva/Los Angeles Times .In a few years if you see a person nervously blowing on... -
Menu-labeling laws are changing food purchases in New York City, study finds
California ConsumerPeople are consuming fewer calories at many New York fast-food restaurants. The mean number of calories purchased per customer decreased at nine of 13 fast-food or coffee chains, according to a study presented today by researchers from the New York...... -
Menu labeling might not change food purchases
California ConsumerPosting calorie information on menus is often cited as an important tool in fighting obesity, but a study published today shows that at least in its initial stages, it doesn't have as big an effect as many health officials hoped....... -
Calorie information might not influence fast food choices
Daily DishPosting calorie information on menus is often cited as an important tool in fighting obesity, but a study published today shows that at least in its initial stages, it doesn't have as big an effect as many health officials had...... -
This weight-loss message was brought to you by the makers of Oreos
Booster ShotsThe makers of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, Chef Boyardee canned pasta, Oreo cookies and Snickers bars are joining forces to combat ??? obesity. That???s right. Nestle USA, ConAgra Foods, Kraft Foods Inc. and Mars, Inc. ??? along with the Coca-Cola Co.,...... -
U.S. ready to talk, asks Iran to talk, too
The Swampby Mark Silva The United States will take part in group talks with Iran about its suspect nuclear program, the Obama administration said today - a marked shift from the strategy of the Bush administration, which labeled Iran as part......Tags: Nuclear Policy, Polls, Opinion Research Corporation, CNN (tv network), United Nations
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