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Diabetes forum focuses on age, genetics
Type II diabetes, typically occurring later in life, now afflicts more young people and has shown links to age and genetics, says an expert who presents an overview of the disease at the Main Library today. Christine Winters, diabetes education... Full story
BERNARD ELLIOTT, A VOLUNTEER in the emergency food room at the Yuma Community Food Bank, loads boxes with a variety of meals for people in need Tuesday. The food bank will benefit directly from Yuma's current weight-loss challenge, where participants are being asked to donate an item of food for each pound lost.
Weight-loss team issues challenge to donate to Yuma food bank
A group of Yumans changing the way they eat want to make sure others simply have the chance to eat.A team participating in Yuma's current weight-loss challenge recently issued a secondary challenge, asking teams to donate a food item or $1 for every... Full story
Nature's Express to offer series of healthy eating classes
People wanting to lose weight by learning to eat healthier will soon be hitting the books in an unlikely place - the kitchen of a local restaurant.Nature's Express, a local vegetarian fast-food restaurant, plans to offer a series of classes... Full story

Focus on Fitness

Fine-tune workout to rule slopes
Folks, ski season is coming. And more than a few of you have asked questions about getting in skiing shape. Even when we're in great shape there are things we can do to help improve our ability to ski better and, if you ski as badly as I do,... Full story
U.S. needs czar to coordinate health efforts
America needs a trainer.
America needs a trainer. The country needs somebody qualified to help whip our butts into shape. That somebody would have the power to command, influence and draw resources from various aspects of the government to help us get in better shape.... Full story
Gradual shift in habits helps avoid fitness-program rebellion
Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs.
Impatience can kill even the best fitness programs. Folks are aware that too many kids in the United States are overweight or obese. We even know how to reverse the situation and how to prevent it. We know that more physical activity helps. We know... Full story

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  • Obama asks House to vote on health care bill WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats steered landmark health care legislation to the brink of passage in the House late Saturday night, spurred by a summons from President Barack Obama to "answer the call of history" and expand coverage to millions who lack it....
  • Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help....
  • In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only LONDON (AP) -- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it....

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