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What is ADHD?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder—characterized by impulsiveness, hyperactivity and inability to focus attention—is a behavioral and learning problem that usually appears in children by age 7. The government estimates that more than 4.4...Tags: Social Sciences, Mental Illness
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Diet Dossier
Here are the diet stats so far for Michael Moreau: •Starting weight May 5: 299.9 pounds •Starting body fat composition: 47.1 percent •July 10 weigh-in: 267.5 pounds •July 10 body fat composition: 38.4 percent •Weight...Tags: Eating Disorders
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Palm Beach County: Educators to be more precise in referring to disabilities
Under a new state law, public schools will be using new terminology when referring to special education students. The county school district last year had about 25,300 students who received special education services. The legislation, effective July 1...Tags: Disability, Injuries, Mental Illness, Charlie Crist
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Success — Even On Vacation
Courant Staff WriterMichael Moreau began a quest May 5 to lose 100 pounds in a year. As the owner of Sauce restaurant in Glastonbury, he faces a particular challenge because he is constantly surrounded by gourmet temptations. We wrote about him first in early June, when he...Tags: Soccer, Eating Disorders, Diet, Health Treatments
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Ex-Group Home Worker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Resident
Courant Staff WriterA former employee of a Coventry group home for people with mental disabilities was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of sexually assaulting a female resident of the home. Thomas Goold, 64, of Stanley Street in Vernon, had a disciplinary record that...Tags: Police, Crimes, Police Investigations, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland), Employees
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Club hopping, '70s style
Forum Publishing GroupWith a population of fewer than 2,500 residents and no cable TV, movie theater, mall or Mullins Park, what did people in Coral Springs do for entertainment in the summer of 1971? They went to a club.There were dozens of clubs in the city starting with...Tags: Fourth of July, Sex, Eating Disorders, Clubs and Associations, Golf
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Practicing Yoga Is Strong But Slow Medicine
Chicago TribuneIn yoga, the hips do more than help us stand and move; they store some of our emotional baggage. Loosen them up through a series of physical postures and you might feel an inexplicable urge to weep. When it happened to me after a vigorous hip-opening...Tags: Western Medicines, Diseases, Yoga, Crimes, Eating Disorders
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Empty claims against calorie menu
In her Blowback, "Leave the calories off the menu,” Trice Whitefield criticized Sen. Alex Padilla for his menu-labeling bill, SB 1420, and lamented its "forced" nature and simple approach to nutrition. She even went so far as to accuse the bill of...Tags: Lost, Obesity, Heart Disease, Diseases, California
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More teens diagnosed with ADHD, study finds
Associated PressATLANTA — More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, while the rate is holding steady for kids under 12, according to a government report Wednesday. Some experts expressed surprise, noting most...Tags: Social Sciences, Population, Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals, Mental Illness
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Co-founder of dieting company
SAN DIEGO — Sid Craig, the co-founder of Jenny Craig Inc. who built the weight loss company with his wife, Jenny, and was a prominent owner of thoroughbred horses, has died, the company said. Mr. Craig died Monday in San Diego after a long illness....Tags: Eating Disorders, National Basketball Association, Phoenix Suns, Nestle SA, Horse and Harness Racing
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