The end of 2008 brings some discouraging news about our kids' brains and brawn. Recent results from an international math and science test show United States students are performing near the middle of the pack compared to other countries, while their levels of obesity continue to climb.
Read more...Looking for a way to kick off your new year? Gary Ettenger, CEO of YMCA of Twin Falls, hopes you'll give the new Elizabeth Boulevard Y a shot. On Dec. 29, the facility reopened after closing for a remodeling.
Read more...EL PASO -- You're 50 pounds overweight, smoke, bite your nails and yell at the kids. Sounds like a good time to make a few New Year's resolutions, eh? What's on your list? |
Read more...Resolutions: Expert urges commitment and setting realistic goals to succeed (2:38 p.m.)
Read more...The Consumers' Association of Canada says they've received more than 200 complaints from travellers -- most targeting Air Canada -- about flight cancellations and delays that disrupted their Christmas holidays.
Read more...Ten years ago, a United Way needs assessment identified the decline of the traditional two-parent family as the No. 1 challenge facing our community. In response, a group of community and religious leaders created Community Marriage Builders, an organization founded to provide couples with the skills and tools necessary to create and sustain marriages that last a lifetime.
Read more...You have the right to remain fat. Or skinny. Or weak. But you should know that every workout you miss can and will be used against you to make your belly bigger, your muscles smaller and weaker and your life shorter. Unfortunately, most Americans are exercising their right not to exercise. A recent study by the National Center for Health Statistics found that only 19 percent of the population ...
Read more...When Barbara Tedrow went to Providence Medical Group, it was do or die — literally.Barbara, 43, of Rosedale weighed 298 pounds when she walked into Dr. Rao Ivaturi’s office in June 2007. She now weighs 195 pounds.
Read more...After the turmoil of 2008, everyone's looking forward to a better year. While you can't single-handedly solve the world's problems, you can work on you own health, happiness and prosperity in the coming year. ...
Read more...KATH & Kim's Sharon, plus-sized funny girl Magda Szubanski, is shedding kilos after realising she was slowly eating herself into an early grave.
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