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Danville's Wells going the distance in quest to complete 100-mile run
marsee@amnews.comDan Wells wants you to get out and run with him. Maybe not this weekend, when Wells is in South Dakota on his latest attempt to compete a 100-mile race. But one of the reasons why he attempts things like that, things even most seasoned athletes would...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Kentucky Derby, Track and Field, Marathon, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Al Smith: 'Smiling Schools' improving health
While state and local leaders hail the importance of the ongoing $900 million expansion at the University of Kentucky’s Chandler Medical Center, a lower-key visit to the UK College of Dentistry last week should not go unnoticed. It promised the...Tags: Dental Health, The New York Times, United Kingdom, Fluoride, Diane Sawyer
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Life&Times: Breastfeeding for the nation: WIC counselor works to educate, promote breastfeeding to help with big picture
bcurd@amnews.comElizabeth Pope, 30, is not a medical professional. “But I’m a mom, and I’d like to think I know what’s important to us,” Pope says. As a breastfeeding peer counselor for the Boyle County Health Department, Pope strives to...Tags: Overweight, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Breastfeeding, Health, Human Body
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Health and Safety Coalition seeking grant requests
The Jessamine County Health and Safety Coalition (JCHSC), an organization that promotes health and safety issues, is soliciting proposals for its 2011/2012 mini-grant program. The program will fund either two $500 proposals or one $1,000 proposal...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Letter to the editor: July 14, 2011
The reason Americans are obese
To the editor:
It seems to me that America has become a nation of obesity. If you don’t believe me just sit in a large shopping mall and watch the parade go by.
You can stop anyone you choose, and that person will...Tags: Gallbladder, Philosophy, Health, Physical Conditions, Human Body
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State obesity rates rising
Kentuckians are getting fatter. That’s not an opinion, it’s a fact, according to the latest study of obesity rates in the United States by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Kentucky ranked sixth in...Tags: Medical Research, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health Insurance Cost, West Virginia, Colorado
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Hogsett kids start out on the right foot
jking@amnews.comTales of walking to school — uphill both ways, of course — are usually told as something someone “had” to do. Hogsett Elementary School kids are happy when they are ambushed at a bus stop and “get” to walk the rest of...Tags: Education, Armed Forces, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Foods and Beverages, Weight
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Education briefs for Aug. 4
East Middle hosts Middle School 101/Parent 101 Middle School 101 for incoming East Jessamine Middle School sixth-graders will be held Aug. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon. Students will meet their teachers and have team activities. They will also be instructed...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, High Schools, Arts, Colleges and Universities, Travel
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News Briefs for June 23
Dollars for Scholars recipients announced
The Danville/Boyle County Dollars for Scholars Foundation has announced 67 scholarships totaling $36,000. Recipients will receive monetary awards July 14 at Danville Country Club. Recipients and parents are...Tags: Arts and Culture, Kentucky, Michael Jackson, Road Transportation, Awards and Prizes
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Boyle County Public Library upcoming events
New Summer Series Starting: 2011 Summer of Health!
- 6:30 p.m. June 23: “Portion Control and Obesity,” with Natasha Saunders, Boyle County Extension Office
- 6:30 p.m. June 27: “Diabetes and Good Nutrition,” with Julie Steber,...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Diabetes, Health, Lifestyle and Leisure, Physical Conditions
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Track & Field Q&A: Barksdale, Joyner-Kersee would like to come back to Centre College for track camp
larry@amnews.comFormer Olympians Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Sharieffa Barksdale organized a track and field camp that was held in Harrodsburg in 2010 and expanded to Centre College this week. The two former Olympians had 10 other current or former Olympians at Centre to...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Athletes, Sports Illustrated, Colleges and Universities, Awards and Prizes
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Rand Paul's war on the poor
Only a few weeks into his six-year term as U.S. Senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul has gone off the tracks. He’d been putting the coal to the engine of the crazy train throughout his campaign, piling one embarrassing media disaster upon another, but...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Drugs and Medicines, Energy Resources, Media Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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