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Rise of the 'femivores': An activist woman's place is in the kitchen
Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book “Homeward Bound,” excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who’ve pinned the problem on feminism. In driving women out of the...
Tags: Periodicals, Feminism, Diabetes, Obesity, Diseases and Illnesses
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Bill would ban junk food from vending machines at state offices
Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics....
Tags: Career and Workplace, Heart Failure, Health Insurance Cost, Vegetarian Diet, California Public Employees' Retirement System
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Aerobic exercise as breast cancer prevention: Evidence mounts
There's a fair amount of circumstantial evidence that regular exercise reduces a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. But contradictory findings, and lingering questions as to how physical activity would work to ward off breast cancer, have clouded...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Physiology, Medical Research
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Boyle foresees increase in insurance premiums
scollins@amnews.comBoyle County has budgeted to increase its insurance funds out of anticipation premiums might go up in the next fiscal year. Currently in its budget process, Boyle County Fiscal discussed the possible changes to its budget at a special meeting Tuesday...Tags: Career and Workplace, Diabetes, Symptoms, Prices, Diseases and Illnesses
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5/8/2013-Good Times At City Hall
The CEO of Yahoo is right. There's something to be said for being in the office with your fellow employees. I had an entirely different cartoon in mind for today when a staffer came up to me and said, "Are you going to draw a cartoon about Mayor Caviar?"...
Tags: Vitamin Therapy, Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Cartoons, Caviar
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Cardiologist says Michael Jackson's doctor was unfit to save him
A cardiologist testified Tuesday that Michael Jackson's doctor gave his famous patient incorrect treatment when he noticed the singer had stopped breathing as a result of a powerful anesthetic the physician had administered. Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter,...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Substance Abuse, Conrad Murray, Sex Crimes, Michael Jackson
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After rare heart condition, South River's Scott Mitchell 'glad to be here'
After more than 100 pitches, the fastball had lost some steam and the breaking ball that baffled batters earlier in the game didn't have the same snap. South River senior pitcher Scott Mitchell, his dirty jersey showing the effects of an already...
Tags: Baseball, Health and Medical Professionals, Sports, Heart Problems, High Blood Pressure
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Dangers of secondhand smoke are many
County coronerSince I wrote about the harmful effects of smoking in April, I thought this would be a great time to cover the facts about secondhand smoke. Many people think this is just a political issue about who had the right to smoke, and who has the right to a...Tags: Human Rights, Ear Infection, Leukemia, Diseases and Illnesses, Asthma
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Dr. Jerome L. Sullivan III: Pathologist conceived of 'iron hypothesis'
Dr. Jerome L. Sullivan III, the pathologist who first theorized of a link between heart disease and iron levels in the blood, died Friday of complications from diabetes. He was 68. Sullivan, a physician, scientist and professor, was recognized around...Tags: University of South Florida, Science and Technology, Medical Specialization, Florida State University, Heart Attack
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JCHD to offer 'Strong Women' exercise program
Beginning May 7, the Jessamine County Health Department (JCHD) will offer a new session of “Strong Women,” a free 10-week moderate intensity exercise program for women aged 50 and over. Strong Women is designed to improve the health and...Tags: Diabetes, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Health and Safety at School
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How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round
For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...
Tags: Pacific Alliance Corporation, Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemical Industry, Health Treatments, Hip Replacement
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Stress study offers clues for new antidepressant drugs
Reuters* Scientists say can block stress effect on neurogenesis * Twenty percent of people get major depression at some time * Antidepressants work in half of patients half of the time By Kate Kelland LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Scientists have worked out...Tags: Depression, Drugs and Medicines, Prozac (drug), Chemical Industry, Stress
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