WEIGHT LOSS

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — On the wall in a room of Jessica Circosta’s home hangs a self-portrait the 17-year-old drew last fall in art class.
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Exercise, not liposuction or stomach stapling behind Love's weight loss (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
Washington, April 19 (ANI): After days of speculation about her dramatic weight loss, American rock musician Courtney Love has come out in the open and revealed that exercise and diet, not surgery has helped her lose 52 lbs. The former 'Hole' singer shunned reports that she had used liposuction and gastric-band surgery to shed the extra flab from her body. “I didn't have a scar …
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STOP SMOKING - QUIT SMOKING

CNET News - I quit smoking 28 years ago,” she said, “and that was easier than being without my BlackBerry.” Even at the White House, officials complained that the blackout had badly disrupted their morning routines, and a spokesman, Tony Fratto, pleaded with
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State smoking ban introduced
Wisconsin State Journal - Not only will this prevent more people from taking up smoking and help others quit — in the long term, it will help control the soaring costs of health care, and bring relief to all Wisconsin citizens.” “If so many other states can do it, and the
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Review: Sedaris entertains, and that’s the truth
Wisconsin State Journal - During the question and answer period, Sedaris loosened up about Japan and revealed that he recently quit smoking, two topics around which he said he plans to center his next book. He also plugged Max Brooks’ “The Zombie Survival Guide,” which he
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Weakened Statewide Smoking Ban Passes House Committee - Again
WRAL - The employees, if they don’t like the place because it allows smoking then quit and get yourself another job nobody is forcing you to be there. This is about freedoms we have in the United States not about just a few, if you don’t like a place
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Strand hospitals ban smoking
Myrtle Beach Online - The hospitals hope the new policy will encourage employees and the public to quit smoking. The hospitals are offering smoking cessation classes and are looking at covering the cost for quit-assist prescriptions for employees as well as alternative
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Release of Drug Offenders Strains Communities
NPR News - Quit tripping,” Owens tells them. “You look like you’re free, right? You think you’re free? Get to wear your own clothes They eat and sleep in the house and spend their break-time lifting weights and smoking on the back porch. But consider the
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Forecaster’s suicide stuns co-workers, fans
St. Petersburg Times - Obsessive thinking (including death fantasies) - Mood swings - Extreme guilt or shame - Extreme anxiety (panic attacks) - Acute loss of energy - Change of habits, curtailment of enjoyable activities - The giving away of prized possessions - Insomnia
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Nonprofit helps veterans manage stress
Longmont FYI - PTSD symptoms include persistent frightening thoughts and memories of a traumatic ordeal that lead to insomnia, emotional numbness and jumpiness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Some vets need professional help. Others need more
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WEIGHT LOSS

Times of India - NEW YORK: Rocker Courtney Love’s dramatic weight loss is raising questions. Reports claim she had undergone surgery to fix her stomach. Love, however, denies it, saying her new figure is due to her diet and exercise, reports pagesix.com. But a friend
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Anorexics given new rights
Observer - If the weight loss becomes serious (more than 20 to 25 per cent less than total normal body weight) admission to hospital may be required. Treatments used include individual therapy, family therapy and drug therapy using antidepressants . Long spells
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Joan battled all her life to lose weight in the end it killed her
Peterborough Today - But the weight loss left her with more than five stone of redundant skin hanging between her legs. The moist skin got infected and Joan had to go back into hospital for an operation known as an apronectomy to remove it. Hazel said: When she was in
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62 Scot Shields, RP
CBS Sportsline - Height/Weight: 6-1/180 Birthdate: 07/22/1975 Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, FL Bats/Throws: R/R Team: Los Angeles College: Lincoln Angels RP Scot Shields took the loss Thursday vs. Cleveland in Milwaukee. He came on in the eighth inning of a 1-1 ballgame
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Anil Ambani has big retail plans 
Not wanting to be deprived of a slice of the retail pie, Anil Ambani is working on a blueprint for the sector. Retail industry analysts as well as realty sector sources have confirmed that the younger Ambani is looking at his group entering the retail space.
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School of Pharmacy nears accreditation 
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy is on its way to its goal of achieving accreditation. The school recently reached the milestone of receiving candidate status from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
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Big Pharma Bankrupting US Health Care System 
Big Pharma is bankrupting the nation’s health care system by convincing prescribing doctors to over-medicate patients with expensive psychiatric drugs and then send the bills to government programs like Medicaid and Medicare.
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Miss-Lou lacks 24-hour pharmacy 
NATCHEZ With a second Walgreens Drug Store on the horizon, Natchez certainly has its share of pharmacies. But even among the more than dozen Natchez pharmacies already in the phone book, none of them are open 24-hours a day.
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What is open and closed today, Monday 
Here’s what’s open and what’s closed today and Monday for the Labor Day holiday. * In-store banks that are normally open on Sunday will be open today.
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Getting the best out of your food 
Why a glass of orange juice with your spinach may boost your diet.
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Coffee a health drink? Better take a closer look 
Q. Recently I’ve been surprised to hear that drinking coffee may actually be good for me. Could this possibly be true?
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UK Biobank Gets Go-Ahead For Massive Medical Project To Improve Prevention, Diagnosis And … 
The multimillion pound medical project to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases that kill, disable or cause widespread misery (such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, dementia, mental illness, joint disease and other debilitating conditions) — announced (August 22) it has received the go-ahead to roll out its program nationwide. Recruitment of half a
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Just Breathe: Ozone Forecaster Unveiled, Available Via Web 
People with asthma or other respiratory problems can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to University of Houston professors who unveiled a forecasting system providing air quality data on ozone conditions. With the intent to increase public awareness and help Texas manage air quality issues, the UH Institute for Multi-dimensional Air Quality Studies has been operating an air quality forecasting
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Good things in small packages 
Just as a matador prefers his bull, the wilder the better can also describe the nutritional benefits of blueberries. Low-bush, wild blueberries have been touted by researchers as having higher antioxidant strength than cultivated blueberries.
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Antioxidant-rich cider under the microscope 
8/28/2006 - British researchers are starting a small trial to investigate if the antioxidant benefits of apples are passed on to cider drinkers, and could possibly lead to functional ciders.
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Decrease In Progression Of Prostate Cancer With Plant-based Diet And Stress Reduction 
One out of six American men will develop prostate cancer at some point in their life, and more than a third of them will experience a recurrence after undergoing treatment, putting them at high risk to die of the disease. New research from the Moores Cancer Center and School of Medicine at University of California, San Diego suggests that diet changes, reinforced by stress management training,
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GC Chemie Pharmie launches three nutraceutical ingredients 
GC Chemie Pharmie Ltd, a Rs 160 crore marketing company in the pharma segment, is entering into nutraceuticals in a big way. The company has just introduced three new nutraceutical ingredients viz., pycnogenol, lactium and neopuntia in the Indian market.
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Lapus and the state sector s diabetic
ABS CBN News, Philippines - Aug 7, 2006… It must be an extraordinary sense to avoid what he has to be avoided and the uncanny sense to prepare for almost-daily diabetic attacks. …
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Eli Lilly says FDA requests further data for diabetic eye disease …
Hemscott, UK - Aug 18, 2006… Aug (AFX) - Eli Lilly and Company said it has received an approvable letter from the US Food and Drug Administration for its oral diabetic eye disease drug …
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Diabetic youth face higher risk of kidney diseases & premature …
Earthtimes.org - Jul 31, 2006The findings were made in a research involving 1,865 diabetic American Indians and represented a significant risk from obesity-related diseases for US youth. …
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Missing Diabetic Teen Shows Up Alert, Hungry
NBC 17.com, NC - Aug 28, 2006Francesca Latisha Melvin, who is a severe diabetic and needs insulin shots and pills, was found Monday after she had wandered from her church, the Little #&38 …
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401(k) is getting an upgrade
Belleville News-Democrat - The 401(k) was invented in the 1980s as a supplement to company pension plans. The new law — in its realization that corporate pension plans are distressed and dying, and its efforts to make 401(k)s more automatic and universal — in effect anoints
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Health Tip: Get Enough Fiber
Daily Reflector - (HealthDay News) — Fiber has been shown to help lower cholesterol, and reduce risks of heart disease and diabetes. An important part of a healthy diet, fiber can be found in many types of foods and is available in supplement form. Here are some
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Twins acquire Phil Nevin from Cubs
Wichita Eagle - Ryan was looking around for starting pitchers, too, as well as seasoned hitters. “You do what you think is right,” Ryan said. “I know people were concerned about our pitching, but we’ve been pitching pretty well. This is just something to supplement
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Hancock cities anxious about bailout
Biloxi Sun Herald - They are hoping the Legislature will push through a bill that would provide grants of up to $3 million to supplement Hurricane Katrina-diminished budgets in Bay St. Louis, Waveland, Long Beach, Pass Christian and Hancock County. After watching
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Here lies the RUB
Star-Banner - But these classes are for the professionals, those who hope to make a living from massage or supplement another income. Due to demand for massage classes less time-consuming than 850 hours, CTAE this fall is offering a few limited-subject sessions
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Report: 18 percent of Californians lack health insurance
San Jose Business Journal - The data came from the Census Bureau’s 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey. The number of people covered by employer-sponsored insurance nationwide dropped to 59.5 percent from 59.8 percent. Last year, premiums
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LETTERS: Evil Jeffs practiced sexual slavery
Las Vegas Review Journal - These gifts could be a nice income supplement. There was also a lot of cash tipping that was hidden. In these casinos, the dealers had to compete with the floormen who were constantly running their own hustle. And who could blame them? Without
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DDS Probiotics
Nutra Ingredients USA - In the food industry probiotics are used in milk yogurt, and other diary based food, and drinks. UAS Labs provides probiotic raw materials to other health supplement manufacturers to make their own brand of probiotic supplements, and shares its
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Katrina: Reminding America, Taking Action
Baltimore Times - One year later, we still ask where is the government of the United States, with the troops that should be deployed to control crime, to pick up the debris, to supplement the administrative competence of FEMA, still a nightmare agency for people to
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Two of three arthritis drugs funded by pharmac
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Aug 2, 2006Funding of a "new generation" arthritis drug may be extended to thousands of arthritis and psoriasis sufferers if it gets the nod from Pharmac later this month …
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Move to Aussie for treatment, says Arthritis NZ
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Aug 1, 2006If you want treatment for debilitating joint and skin conditions move to Australia, Arthritis New Zealand chief executive Roger Sowry says. …
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Smoking increases chance of rheumatoid arthritis in women
Hindu, India - Aug 3, 2006Smoking increases the chance of developing rheumatoid arthritis in women who otherwise lack genetic risk factors for the disease, reveals research published …
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Arthritis and young people keep old women from getting hitched
Orlando Sentinel, FL - Aug 29, 2006… It landed at my feet, but since I have arthritis, this rude child rushed in and scooped up the bouquet before I could bend over. I really wanted that bouquet! …
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Canadians commit to get fit during Arthritis Awareness Month
CCNMatthews (press release), Canada - Aug 21, 2006… Commit to be your healthiest self and join thousands of Canadians who are moving to improve their health by taking The Arthritis Society's Lifestyle Makeover …
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Foods could make arthritis worse
Reuters.uk, UK - Aug 30, 2006… Health) - The production of antibodies to certain foods is "strikingly increased" in the gut of many patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Norwegian researchers …
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Arthritis Montreal
Messager Lachine/Dorval, Canada - Aug 17, 2006Arthritis Montreal wil hold a fundraising car wash on Sunday, August 20, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Esso, 800 boul. St.-Jean, Pointe …
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Biogen Idec Researchers Identify Potential New Pathway In …
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Aug 20, 2006… Immunology that activation of a recently discovered inflammation pathway may play an important role in the disease process that causes rheumatoid arthritis (RA …
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For Insomnia, Acupressure Tapping Technique May Out-Perform Drugs and Cognitive Therapy (PR Web)
Six weeks of cognitive therapy treats insomnia better than prescription drugs, but EFT, a do-it-yourself acupressure tapping technique, may out-perform both — and its results are both fast and lasting. (PRWEB Aug 31, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/UGlnZy1TdW1tLVByb2YtSGFsZi1JbnNlLVplcm8=
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Vanda completes recruitment for schizophrenia and insomnia trials (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
Rockville company Vanda Pharmaceuticals has completed enrollment in its iloperidone phase III clinical trial for the treatment of schizophrenia and its VEC-162 phase III clinical trial for the treatment of transient insomnia.
Source: www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com

Toronto Indie Band Uncle Seth Set to Invade Boston Podcast Meeting
… Daily Source Code http://curry.com/ • Coverville http://coverville.com/ • Insomnia Radio http://insomniaradio.net/ • About.com http://podcasting.about.com …
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Maureen’s Medical Moment: Tips for those suffering from insomnia (WNDU 16)
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