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Court listings: April 8, 2013
Brian Phillip Alumbaugh, 23, of 616 S. Grand St., No. 4, failure to yield, fined $120. Ashley Wes Arnott, 24, of 423 S. Lincoln St., No. 22, overdriving road conditions, fined $120. Hannah Rath Lagerquist, 34, Aberdeen, seat belt violation, fined...Tags: Weight, Butterfly Ballots, Fines, Trials, Punishment
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Letters: All hail the nanny in chief
Re "On the front lines of firearms debate," March 29 The National Rifle Assn. and others on the right may criticize New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the "nanny in chief," but he is on to something. Look around you: Most people are overweight or...Tags: Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health Insurance Cost, Michael Bloomberg, Same-Sex Marriage
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A tax on overweight airline passengers: a brutal airline policy
When teensy-weensy Samoa Airlines debuted its pay-by-the-kilo policy in January, I doubt it expected to set off an international controversy about fat discrimination. But that’s what happened when news seeped out this week after the airline&...Tags: Weight, Periodicals, ABC (tv network), Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Bacteria may provide some of gastric bypass surgery's boost
In the latest of a slew of studies examining the role of the so-called microbiome -- the mix of microscopic critters that colonize our bodies and our environment -- in human health, Harvard researchers said Wednesday that part of the reason that Roux-en-Y...
Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, Weight, Weight Loss, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology
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Looking for a fitness buddy? Get a dog
ReutersZeus the pit bull helps his owner slog through interval training and military crawls, Goldie and her master enjoy Tai Chi together and Izzie the three-legged shih tzu can't hike up the mountain but she acts as a hand weight for her owner's bicep curl....Tags: Weight, Bow Wow, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Pets
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Court listings: April 2
Brittany Ann Fischer, 25, of 2423 Railroad Ave., No. 1, DUI, first offense, fined $520 and sentenced to 60 days in jail with all of the jail sentence suspended; stop sign violation, charge dismissed; failure to maintain financial responsibility, charge...Tags: Weight, Fines, Theft, Drunk Driving, Trials
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Kids' menus are not healthy, nutrition group says
Ninety-one percent of thousands of children’s meals at the biggest restaurant chains don’t meet standards set by the National Restaurant Assn.’s own initiative for healthful kids’ meals, a study out Thursday from a nutrition...
Tags: Weight, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Food Industry, Consumer Goods Industries
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Americans want government to promote good health -- sometimes
Does the government have a role to play in preventing childhood obesity, helping smokers quit and heading off chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease? Yes, according to survey results published Monday by the journal Health Affairs. Two...
Tags: Weight, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Safety at School, New York City, Health
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State Police safety dragnet in Baltimore takes 114 trucks off the road
One of every five commercial trucks pulled over in Baltimore by Maryland State Police inspectors during a two-day sweep this week was impounded for safety defects. In addition to the 114 defective trucks, 21 drivers were barred from driving for...
Tags: Weight, Highway Transportation, Port of Baltimore, Maryland State Police, Services and Shopping
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Most restaurant kids' meals still horrible for kids, study finds
When you order a kids' meal at any restaurant, chances are you're not going to get a quinoa salad or grilled chicken with kale, hold the oil. Instead, you can bet on a basket of fried chicken fingers and fries or a bowl of macaroni and cheese. If anyone...Tags: Google+, Weight, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Ice Cream
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Food deserts may not be key in what people eat, study says
There’s no strong evidence of an association between living within walking distance of places to buy food and being overweight or not, researchers said after interviewing nearly 100,000 Californians. Given the attention to the idea of food deserts...
Tags: Weight, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Obesity, Body Mass Index
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Workplaces can be good weight-loss sites, researchers say
Weight-loss programs at work can help people shave pounds and keep them off, researchers said in a new report. Among the people who signed up for a six-month program at two Boston-area workplaces, the average weight loss was more than 17 pounds; among...
Tags: Massachusetts General Hospital, High Blood Pressure, Weight, Medical Research, Weight Loss
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