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GERD can be life-threatening condition
Clark County Health DepartmentGERD stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease, a serious digestive disease that occurs when stomach acid, or bile, flows back into your esophagus. The acid irritates the lining of your esophagus and causes GERD signs and symptoms. Acid reflux and...Tags: Diabetes, Throat, Chest, Mouth, Chest Pains
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Travis Stork of 'The Doctors'
As more people get their health information from TV and the Internet, it becomes crucial to have experts on the small screen who can provide accurate information. That's where Travis Stork, co-host of the TV show "The Doctors," comes in. Stork, an...
Tags: Entertainment, Diabetes, Arthritis, Hospitals and Clinics, General Practitioners
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BMI measuring in schools proves weighty issue
Like other fourth-graders at Evanston's King Laboratory School, Jennifer Dreller's daughter was discreetly weighed during gym class as part of a routine fitness assessment. But the experience took a toll on the 10-year-old's self-esteem, her mother...
Tags: Diabetes, Chicago Public Schools, Colleges and Universities, University of California, Berkeley, Vaccines
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Lawmakers test Brown's no-tax resolve with calls to hike levies
SACRAMENTO — Releasing his latest budget plan this week, Gov. Jerry Brown repeated his assurance that the tax hikes voters agreed to last fall were enough, that he won't ask them to dig deeper into their pockets any time soon. "We just got a...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Parties and Movements, Bob Huff, Food Industry, Regional Authority
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Gov. Chris Christie's lap-band, a health need or political ploy
HealthNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is making headlines for his recent lap-band stomach surgery, which could help the overweight politician lose up to 100 pounds—if he changes his ways. The fact that his name features prominently on the news is good news... -
Students split on Prospect High's divided PE curriculum
It's known as the "lower" PE class, but some students at one northwest suburban high school simply call it "fat gym." Sophomore James Farquharson said his peers coined the term after Prospect High School adopted a new physical education curriculum...
Tags: Naperville Central High School, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Physical Fitness and Exercise, DePaul University
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Got diet milk?
In the face of troubling childhood obesity rates and what it sees as low milk consumption rates, the dairy industry says it has a solution: Offer kids flavored milk that uses low-calorie artificial sweeteners. The only problem, industry...
Tags: Children's Health, New York City, Chicago Public Schools, Pediatrics, Food and Drug Administration
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Posting calories: 'So yesterday' already?
At chain restaurants across the country, the ink is scarcely dry on new menus posting the calorie counts of food and beverage options. But already, public health experts are debating whether there might be better ways to influence Americans' nutritional...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Chris Christie's weight-loss surgery: How does it work?
An estimated 220,000 Americans undergo some type of bariatric surgery each year, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has revealed that he is one of them. The high-profile Republican – who hasn’t revealed his weight but is estimated to tip the...
Tags: Diabetes, Chris Christie, Heart Disease, Weight Loss, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Bill would ban junk food from vending machines at state offices
Proposed legislation to remove junk food and sugar-loaded drinks from vending machines at California state office buildings and on government property is intensifying debate about when the battle against obesity becomes a gateway to "nanny state" tactics....
Tags: New York City, Diabetes, Heart Failure, Vegetarian Diet, Michael Bloomberg
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