Displaying items 25-36 of 3401
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-284
•
Next >
-
Small restaurants serving big calories, salt: studies
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite public health progress in cutting calories, as well as salt and fat from fast foods and supermarket products, neighborhood restaurants are still packing big helpings of each into their meals, a trio of studies suggests....Tags: Diabetes, Salt, National Institutes of Health, Heart Disease, Medical Research
-
Mud Run participation in Glen Helen goes for good cause
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.Carlos Luna's heart pounds and his chest aches. His legs and arms burn from exertion. While this may seem like torture, Luna regularly submits himself to this pain all in the name of fun. Luna is a mudder: A person who participates in races which...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sex Crimes, Law Enforcement, Weight
-
Students split on Prospect High's divided PE curriculum
It's known as the "lower" PE class, but some students at one northwest suburban high school simply call it "fat gym." Sophomore James Farquharson said his peers coined the term after Prospect High School adopted a new physical education curriculum...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Students, Naperville Central High School, Health and Safety at School, Teachers
-
OPINION: Should we be telling others what to eat?
The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)Pearl Cantrell is 105, and she loves bacon. "I love bacon," she told reporters at her 105th birthday celebration this week. "I eat it every day." The central Texas woman has had a life of hard physical labor, and she bore seven children. But she still...Tags: Nikki Haley, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Bacon, Weight, U.S. Department of Agriculture
-
Weight just one factor to consider when measuring health
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is it possible to be 30 pounds overweight and still be healthy? My blood pressure and cholesterol are normal, and I have no health issues other than being overweight. ANSWER: Weight is one important measure of health. But it's not...Tags: Mayo Clinic, Religion and Belief, Body Mass Index, Diabetes, Heart Disease
-
In an urban food desert, markets make a mobile oasis
The Virginian-PilotThe steam from a plump roasted yam greets Peggy Miller for dinner most days. It doesn't take much to satisfy the 72-year-old's appetite, but she's picky about what's on her plate. Fresh vegetables are her first choice, but they're not easy to come by in...Tags: Stroke, Hampton Roads, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Services and Shopping, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia)
-
Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says
Reuters* Life expectancy increases in most rich and poor countries * China, India see big gains; some African countries decline * No sign obesity limiting average life spans in rich world By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 15 (Reuters) - People are living longer...Tags: Africa, International Organizations, Symptoms, United Nations, Health Organizations
-
Lawmakers test Brown's no-tax resolve with calls to hike levies
SACRAMENTO — Releasing his latest budget plan this week, Gov. Jerry Brown repeated his assurance that the tax hikes voters agreed to last fall were enough, that he won't ask them to dig deeper into their pockets any time soon. "We just got a...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Government, Justice System, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure
-
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: General Practitioners, International Paper Company, Medical Research, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
-
READER SUBMITTED: American Heart Association And Aetna Team Up To Bring Macdonough Elementary Teaching Garden
MiddletownThe American Heart Association announces that Macdonough Elementary School in Middletown will receive a Teaching Garden thanks to Aetna and it's team of nurses. The school's Garden Club will receive the materials needed to plant a real-life laboratory...Tags: Schools, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Medical Specialization, Elementary Schools, Teaching and Learning
-
Medicare drug tab $2.55B for older and disabled Ohioans
The Dayton Daily NewsElderly and disabled Ohioans were charged nearly $2.6 billion in drug costs in 2010, most of it spent on prescriptions for medications to treat hypertension, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to a report Monday from the independent...Tags: Medicare, Government Health Care, Simvastatin (drug), Lisinopril (drug), Weight
-
EDITORIAL: Gov. Christie latest 'loser'
Boston HeraldGov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, an able Republican practitioner of the in-your-face school of political combat, has tackled his obesity with surgery -- for the sake of his wife and four children, he said; although various pundits insist it's to clear...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Botox (drug), Politics, Chris Christie
May 13, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 13, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 11, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 13, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 13, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 13, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 15, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 11, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 10, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 14, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 11, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Original site for Obesity topic gallery.
