OK, so you average 10,000 steps a day, as measured by your pedometer. Or maybe its 7,000. Point is, you are striving to hit a certain number of steps. You seek out every opportunity to walk. This means during TV commercials (thats 1,000 steps right there!), having your newspaper delivered at the end of the […]
Basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal says he understands why so many kids today are too heavy.
They live in a society in which “it’s easy to eat a bag of chips and watch TV, easy to eat a bag of chips and play with your PlayStation. It’s easy to eat a bag of doughnuts and just […]
NEW ORLEANS The sun’s ablaze on this August morning, and the air-conditioned waiting room at St. Thomas Community Health Center, with its busy reception desk, potted plants and people waiting in cushioned chairs, is a welcome refuge from the heat.
It’s also a rare sanctuary for thousands of Katrina survivors who have lost their […]
When it comes to managing diabetes, it is time to put your best foot forward — and backwards — and forward again. Whether you are at risk for developing diabetes or have already been diagnosed with the disease, it is absolutely imperative to make the time for regular exercise. Instead of just talking the talk, […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Fewer children and workers at out-of-home day care centers would get sick if the centers had better equipment for changing diapers, washing hands and preparing food, according to a study.
Automatic faucets and foot-activated, rollout bins for diaper disposal can help reduce the spread of infectious diseases. But those and other […]
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