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U.S. hits weight marker: 1 in 4 officially obese
Chicago Tribune reportersAmericans, who have been getting fatter for decades, reached an unwelcome milestone in a report released Thursday: More than one in four of us are obese. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the number of adults who say...Tags: Medicine, Preventative Medicine, Health Organizations, Colleges and Universities, Illnesses
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Cummins, Fiat end joint diesel engine venture
Cummins Inc. and units of Italy's Fiat Group SpA said Friday they will end their diesel engine joint venture, European Engine Alliance, giving Fiat full control of EEA. The European Engine Alliance was established in 1996 as a joint venture between...Tags: Indiana, Personal Service, Cummins Incorporated, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Diesel Fuel
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FDA Gives Tomatoes the Green Light
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- It's OK to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, the U.S. government declared Thursday - lifting its salmonella warning on the summer favorites amid signs that the record outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing. Hot peppers still get...Tags: Diseases, Healthcare Policies, Food Safety, Health Organizations, Illnesses
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FDA gives all-clear on tomatoes, not peppers
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration declared on Thursday that it is again safe to eat all tomatoes now on sale in the U.S., canceling its warning in June that some tomatoes were the cause of a still-unsolved outbreak of salmonella...Tags: Farms, Diseases, Florida, Iowa, Health Organizations
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South once again is declared fattest region in U.S.
The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey. More than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee are considered obese. In part, experts blame eating habits and poverty. Colorado...Tags: Alabama, Diseases, Florida, Health Organizations, Mississippi
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Mississippi, Connecticut At Opposite Ends Of Obesity Scale
Associated PressMississippi is the fattest state, while Connecticut is the second least obese, according to a new government survey. The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, with more than 30 percent of adults in Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee...Tags: Connecticut, Medicine, Death and Dying, Medical Research, Health Organizations
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Salmonella Warning On Tomatoes Lifted
Associated PressIt's OK to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, the U.S. government declared Thursday — lifting its salmonella warning on the summer favorites amid signs that the record outbreak, although not over, may finally be slowing. Hot peppers still get a...Tags: Diseases, Healthcare Policies, Food Safety, Health Organizations, Livestock Farming
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FDA eases tomato warning
Sun reporterAfter warning Americans for six weeks against eating certain kinds of tomatoes, federal health officials gave the all-clear yesterday - without ever finding solid evidence that tomatoes were the cause of the largest outbreak of food-borne illness in at...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Health Organizations, Illnesses, Colorado, Maryland
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CDC report: U.S. obesity rate continues to grow
Forty-five U.S. states lost ground in an ongoing push to reduce obesity to 15 percent of the population by 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Kentucky, Louisiana, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia were the only...Tags: Louisiana, West Virginia, Health Organizations, Illnesses, Physical Fitness
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FDA declares it's OK to eat tomatoes
AP Medical WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ It's OK to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, the U.S. government declared Thursday — lifting its salmonella warning on the summer favorites amid signs that the record outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing. Hot peppers...Tags: Diseases, Healthcare Policies, Florida, Food Safety, Health Organizations
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