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Local group gets grant to fight child obesity
Savannah Morning News, Ga.The local business coalition bent on cutting the fat in Chatham County children just received a healthy funding grant to make it happen. Healthy living organizations the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and United Health Foundation this week awarded the...Tags: Employment, General Practitioners, Conservation, Employment Opportunities, International Paper Company
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Sadler gala to light up the night
The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.Stars will be shining as Sadler Health Center celebrates its tenth anniversary June 1. Stars of the night sky variety won't be the only visible items at the Kanev Planetarium in Dickinson College's Rector Science Complex, where the gala will be held....Tags: Arts and Culture, Outer Banks, Mark K. Keller, Dentistry and Dental Health, Culture
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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trail mix. Potato chips. And now gum. With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it's time to investigate their safety. The FDA's new look at added caffeine...Tags: Mars, Inc., Washington, DC, Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations, Margaret Hamburg
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Got diet milk?
In the face of troubling childhood obesity rates and what it sees as low milk consumption rates, the dairy industry says it has a solution: Offer kids flavored milk that uses low-calorie artificial sweeteners. The only problem, industry...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Montgomery County (Maryland), Nutrition, Naperville, New York City
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Egg Harbor City bans smoking in most city parks
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.Smoking is now illegal in all city parks except Lincoln Park, near the NJ Transit train station. City Council passed an ordinance Thursday night prohibiting smoking in all swimming, picnic and playground areas at Egg Harbor City Lake, effectively...Tags: Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Ocean City, International Trade
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Social Services director retires after scathing report
Richmond Times-DispatchThrough intimidation and interference, Richmond Department of Social Services managers risked children's health and safety in an effort to reduce foster-care numbers, altering protective and removal orders so judges "would not fully understand the facts...Tags: Philosophy, Religion and Belief, Accounting and Auditing, Family, Abusive Behavior
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Children's hospitals come together, finally
Memo to the skeptics: Orlando appears to be supporting three children's hospitals just fine, thank you very much. Ask Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas. Or Ashley Greene of "Twilight" fame. Jameer Nelson or Johnny Damon could tell you. Shaq even made a...
Tags: Healthcare Provider, Mark NeJame, Six Flags Inc., Johnny Damon, The Gap
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Free clinic for uninsured May 16
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.A free clinic for the uninsured will open May 16 at Catholic Social Services' Family Center in Hazleton. Doctors will treat adults with coughs, congestion, earaches and other ailments from the monthly clinic at the former Our Lady of Mount Carmel...Tags: Symptoms, Earache, Christianity, Health Insurance, Religion and Belief
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Arkansas AG: Health issues a concern after Mayflower oil spill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says he's concerned about the public health implications of the Mayflower oil spill. McDaniel said Tuesday that residents in Mayflower have expressed concerns about their health and...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Mayflower Voyage (1620)
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LETTER: Toxin Exposure Parallels Increased Health Problems
I applaud The Courant for the op-ed "Toxic Chemicals Bill Would Protect Kids" [April 30]. As a nurse with many years of experience in critical care and expertise in environmental health, I am well aware of the rising incidence of diseases in this country...Tags: Leukemia, Autism
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Spring planting festival near Mansfield
MANSFIELD, Mo.-- More than 7,000 visitors are expected to visit Bakersville Pioneer Village near Mansfield, Missouri, for the 13th annual Spring Planting Festival. It's sponsored by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company on May 5 and 6, 2013. The 2-day...
Tags: Science and Technology, Entertainment, Music Industry, Music, Food Industry
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Emanuel doubles down as year 2 ends
Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...
Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Barack Obama, NATO, Richard M. Daley, Murder
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