Obesity

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August 10, 2009
No two communities are alike and it is unreasonable to approach the obesity epidemic with a one-size-fits all model focused…
August 6, 2009
VIDEO - What's bad for the heart can also be bad for the mind. A new study found that people…
August 3, 2009
Health care reform is at the forefront of national policy, as Democrats work out how to pay for their 10-year,
July 28, 2009
We all know how it works: There's the healthcare debate going on in Washington, which is almost impossible to follow.Then…
July 27, 2009
(AP Photo/The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Bill Starling) Ever since President Obama nominated Alabama physician Regina Benjamin
July 16, 2009
Nearly 36 percent of black Americans are obese -- much more than other major racial or ethnic groups -- and…
July 16, 2009
For many, thoughts of Mississippi evoke images that are dark and prejudicial. Aside from that, critics have argued for years
July 1, 2009
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Obesity rates among adults rose in 23 U.S. states over the past
July 1, 2009
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Mississippi’s still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward
May 4, 2009
A national institutes of health study of more than 4-thousand kids and teens finds obese children are 26-percent more likely