Teen heads to India on vaccination mission
McClatchy Newspapers
2/2/2009, by Laura Morales
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - When Sophia Hameed first visited her birthplace of Nagpur, India, she was struck by the vast gap between haves and have-nots. "You could be having dinner in a really expensive, luxurious restaurant, then go out to the street and see a little child wearing rags and ...
Portions—not fast food—may lead to wider waistline, study shows
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2/2/2009, by Mike Hughlett
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - With all the finger-pointing at fast food as a factor in America's obesity epidemic, you'd think people would be fatter where the supply of restaurants is greater_that is, neighborhoods teeming with burger joints, chicken shacks and so on. But according to Northwestern ...
Knitter finds her tale stitched into new book
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2/2/2009, by Jeff Jardine
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Ellin Klor seems to be everywhere these days, profiled this week in Newsweek, the San Jose Mercury News, the Washington Post and numerous other print publications. The 58-year-old children's librarian, who graduated from Davis High in 1968, was a guest on a Fox News ...
Sugar substitutes should be used in moderation, experts say
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2/2/2009, by Jessica Yadegaran
Contra Costa Times (MCT) - Robert Steiner of Pleasant Hill, Calif., manages his weight and general health by limiting his sugar consumption. As such, he's used sugar substitutes for years to sweeten his yogurt, cereal and coffee. First it was saccharin, which he found a bit sickening, he says. So ...
Salmonella outbreak: What you need to know
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2/2/2009, by Bob Lamendola
Sun Sentinel (MCT) - Consumers must remain vigilant about tossing salmonella-tainted peanut products found during a recent outbreak, food safety experts said. A few more people get sick every week. More than 400 products have been recalled, and more products are recalled daily. And last week, the ...
Our aching feet!
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2/2/2009, by Marie Mccullough
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - It sounds strange _ plantar fasciitis _ but is common: Heel pain suffered by about one in 10 adults. Treatments, too, are many, and often low-tech and low-cost. PHILADELPHIA _ When her heels began hurting, Amy Montemarano did what surveys show most people do.
She ...
Weighty challenge nets a top spot
McClatchy Newspapers
1/29/2009, by Prue Salasky
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) - Marcie Jones danced her way from more than 200 pounds to her current trim 142-pound figure in less than six months. "When it became fun, then I wanted to do it," says the 45 year-old, 5-feet-3-inch Yorktown mother of four. Now she wants to pass the message ...
Gift of transplant bonds two strangers
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1/28/2009, by Doug Hoagland
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Robb Culp believed God was leading him to donate a kidney to Carlos Esqueda even though the two Fresno, Calif., men were virtual strangers who had only one thing in common: an uncommon faith. Culp teaches chemistry at Fresno City College. Esqueda used to sell illegal ...
Plug that energy drain
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1/26/2009, by Julie Deardorff
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - January makes you want to eat potatoes, drink wine and sleep forever. The days are dark and short, seasonal depression causes fatigue and the couch is often far more inviting than the frigid outdoors. Doctors can help when your winter energy crisis stems from a medical ...
Shape up with celebs
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1/26/2009, by Nicole Paitsel
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) (MCT) - Along with the new year comes loads of diet books promising fantastic results if you follow their plan. This year, "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson has published his diet memoir "Slash Sugar, Cut Cholestorol, and Get a Jump on Your Best Health Ever," as ...
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