Scientists and engineers in Europe are embarking on a quest to see if they can change the way young people at risk for becoming obese eat. Key to this will be developing unobtrusive technology that monitors how quickly or slowly a person is ...
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Although there has been progress in cutting out the marketing of junk food to schoolchildren, many American students are still exposed to in-school marketing of less-than-nutritious fare, a new study finds. One nutritionist wasn't ...
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Fantasy sports players can spend thousands of dollars and certainly that many hours developing sophisticated leagues and playing strategies steeped in analysis and superstition—all for teams that aren't real. What is real is the ...
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Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2014 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Nine Womb Transplant Patients Doing Well: Swedish Researchers Nine women who received ...
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More than a week after marijuana prohibition came to an end in Colorado, the joy has faded as residents adjust to the new normal of having the most liberal marijuana laws in the U.S. Long lines are gone from the 37 -- and counting -- pot ...
The season ending tournament for top nationally ranked High School basketball teams, will have a new home in New York City's iconic Madison Square Garden for its sixth annual boys and girls championship games and a new name as DICK'S ...
Although U.S. health experts recommend that kids engage in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least 60 minutes daily, only one in four actually does so, according to a report released Wednesday. However, about 60 percent of ...
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U.S. adults without a high school diploma are living sicker, shorter lives than ever before -- especially white women, researchers say. Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health and the Robert Wood ...
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Although U.S. health experts recommend that kids engage in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least 60 minutes daily, only one in four actually does so, according to a report released Wednesday. However, about 60 percent of ...
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Today the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) Collaboration announced that BOSS has measured the scale of the universe to an accuracy of one percent. This and future measures at this precision are the key to determining the ...
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As the United States marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty this month, a new report suggests one recent weapon in the battle has been a disappointing failure. The federal government has made marriage promotion among single ...
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Brooks Running will again sponsor the Brooks PR Invitational, bringing the best high school runners to Seattle. The 2014 PR Invite will take place June 21 and, and this year, it'll be outdoors at Renton Memorial Stadium. In recent years, ...
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New Balance announced that Mark Coogan will join the running sports marketing team at the brand's corporate headquarters as a full time associate, effective Jan. 15. From his most recent position as head women's cross country coach at ...
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It's the new year, a time when a smokers' thoughts often turn to quitting. Some people may use that promise of a fresh start to trade their tobacco cigarettes for an electronic cigarette, a device that attempts to mimic the look and feel ...
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Brooks Running Company added Olympian Nick Symmonds to its roster of sponsored athletes. Symmonds joins the Brooks Beasts Track Club (TC), a middle distance, Seattle-based training group formed last year by Brooks to set a new standard for ...
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