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New report finds food prices in Boston and Philadelphia 50 percent higher

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created Sep 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from the Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP) at Boston Medical Center and Drexel University School of Public Health, have reported that low-income families in Boston and Philadelphia using ...





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Informal social networks better at encouraging Hispanics to prepare for disasters, study finds

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lay health teachers who engaged Hispanics inside their social networks were more effective than mailers at encouraging participants to prepare disaster plans.


US lawmakers move to ban baby bottle chemical

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created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US lawmakers on Friday introduced legislation to ban the toxic chemical Bisphenol-A, suspected of harming human development, from all food and beverage containers.


New factor in teen obesity: Parents

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created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

There may be a reason teenagers eat more burgers and fries than fruits and vegetables: their parents.


Sleep restriction results in weight gain despite decreases in appetite and consumption

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created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

According to new research, in the presence of free access to food, sleep restricted subjects reported decrease in appetite, food cravings and food consumption; however, they gained weight over the course of the study. Thus, ...


Plan would ban U.S. commercial fishing in Arctic Ocean

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created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Federal fishery regulators Thursday approved an unprecedented plan to ban U.S. commercial fishing in the Arctic Ocean.


Forget dieting over the holidays

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created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.


FDA to allow 'morning-after' pill for 17-year-olds (AP)

FDA to allow 'morning-after' pill for 17-year-olds

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Women's groups cheered the government's decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, but conservatives denounced it as a blow ...


NOAA bans commercial harvesting of krill

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created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today published a final rule in the Federal Register prohibiting the harvesting of krill in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of California, Oregon, ...


Brain molecule reduces food intake

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created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at Imperial College London have identified a new appetite suppressant for promoting weight loss that they say works in rodents and may one day be used to develop an effective anti-obesity treatment.


California water plan aims to save Puget Sound orcas

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created Jul 05, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A plan to restore salmon runs on California's Sacramento River also could help revive killer whale populations 700 miles to the north in Puget Sound, as federal scientists struggle to protect endangered species in a complex ...



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