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Exercise limits: Just 1 in 5 kids live near parks

(AP) -- Health officials say one reason so many American kids are overweight is that few have a nearby place to play and exercise.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Research on Childhood Obesity May Help Fight Epidemic

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 16 percent of children and adolescents in the United States are overweight-a doubling of the estimated incidence of overweight among children and a tripling of the rate among adolescents ...

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NFL players promoting improved physical education

(AP) -- NFL players are coming to Capitol Hill to tackle an important issue - physical education in schools.

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created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Facebook's new stock ticker: Why not LIKE or POKE?

(AP) -- FB? That's the best they could do? The company that changed how politicians raise money, dissidents start revolutions and parents keep tabs on their kids announced its stock ticker symbol Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mass hysteria rare, but usually seen in girls

(AP) -- Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Impoverished schools, parent education key factors in student weight

Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according to Penn State sociologists.

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study urges parents to enforce booster seat use when carpooling

Most parents report that they typically require their child to use a life-saving booster seat, but more than 30 percent said they do not enforce this rule when their child is riding with another driver.

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created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NJ parents: Disabled girl was denied transplant

(AP) -- The parents of a 3-year-old New Jersey girl say she's being denied a kidney transplant because of her mental disabilities, but experts caution the situation may be much more complex.

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family to meet with hospital in transplant debate

(AP) -- The parents of a 3-year-old New Jersey girl who claim she's being denied a kidney transplant because of her mental disabilities say they will meet with hospital officials next week. The claim has caused a furor online ...

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Planet of the Apes: Survival of the self-promoters

We humans can be a cocky species - so much so that a realistic self-image can be seen as a symptom of trouble.

Biology / Evolution

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Get fit with your kids in 2012

Losing weight and exercising more consistently top Americans’ New Year’s resolution lists. Health and Exercise Science chair Michael Berry says that adults who include their kids in fitness goals ...

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created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung unveils 55-inch 'Super OLED TV'

Samsung Electronics today unveiled its 55-inch Super OLED TV. The OLED TV will be produced from a single pane of glass and uses Samsung’s Super OLED technology to deliver the ultimate in picture quality and thinness. ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Neglected tropical diseases: A new handle on old problems

‘Neglected tropical diseases’ is a new name for old diseases that cause long-term suffering among the world’s poorest people. The Wellcome Trust and others have funded research into these diseases ...

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created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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