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US Obesity Rates Stabilizing, Study Says
By David Knowles - AOL News(Jan. 13) --The good news is that American obesity rates may have plateaued. The bad news is that 68 percent of U.S. adults remain either overweight or obese. Those are the conclusions of a new study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey divided its study into two parts, one that looked at recently gathered body mass index (BMI) statistics for adults and another that focused on children. Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Obesity rates in American adults, though higher ...
Teen Births Up: Is Bush Policy to Blame?
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyThis spring, the Obama budget eliminated the "abstinence only" requirement favored by the Bush administration for sexual and reproductive education curricula eligible for federal funding. Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data that showed the more expansive approach to teenagers' health tutoring will come not a moment too soon. ...
Robocall: No Swine Flu in D.C., People, SO DON'T PANIC!
By Linda Kulman - Politics DailyFrom Peoria, Ill., to Peoria, Ariz., health officials are hoping to dodge the outbreak of swine flu that so far is suspected of killing at least 149 people in Mexico and has caused one known death in the United States. But schools, colleges and universities around the country are also preparing for the worst. President Obama recommended that those with confirmed or suspected cases "strongly consider temporarily closing." Such measures have already been taken in Chicago and in a growing number of states including California, Texas, and Connecticut. In New York City, a public school half a mile ...
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