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Trolley Tips
by Helen Steenbergen.Healthyas! Trolley Tips Check out the newest resource from NPA - A recipe and menu database using fresh local produce...
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Get Cooking Participant Evaluation Report
by Helen Steenbergen.Participant evaluation report for courses held in Marlborough.
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Two decades of rallying support for flower power
by Catherine Robinson.It's Daffodil Day today, and this year marks 20 years of the fundraising scheme helping people suffering from cancer. Patricia...
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Britons guts through summer
by Catherine Robinson.The Australian August 23, 2010 12:00AM THE average Briton consumed 56 sausages, 54 burgers and 36 ice-creams over the northern...
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Study: Green leafy veges can cut diabetes risk
by Catherine Robinson.Source: Reuters/TVNZ According to scientists, eating more green leafy vegetables can significantly cut the risk of developing diabetes. British researchers...
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Bollyworx in Mt Roskill kicks off to a dazzling start
by SPROUT.Mt Roskill BollyworX kicked off with a big bang. It was a ‘superhit’ with a fully packed Mt.Roskill War Memorial...
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Early puberty in girls doubles in a decade
by corinne roberts.Twice as many white girls in the US reach puberty aged 7 as a decade ago. No one is sure...
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Rise in childhood obesity is slowing worldwide
by corinne roberts.IN A dramatic twist in the tale of the world's obesity epidemic, it appears that childhood obesity levels have stopped...
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Big Latch On in Blenheim
by Helen Steenbergen.Marlborough mothers joined women from around the world for The Big Latch On. Annie Thompson, of the Marlborough Primary Health...
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Juggling Work and Breastfeeding Pays off
by Helen Steenbergen.Shelley Shea has become adept at expressing milk with one hand and checking work emails with the other. With her...
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More Than 70 Million US Adults Obese: US CDC
by corinne roberts.By Maggie Fox WASHINGTON (Reuters) Aug 03 - More than 72 million U.S. adults, or 26.7%, are obese, up 1...
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Low Complication Rates, Long Hospital Stays With Joint Replacement in Obese
by corinne roberts.August 4, 2010 (Orlando, Florida) — A 2-year review of knee and hip replacement surgeries performed by a single surgeon at...
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"Breastfeeding Welcome Here" toolkit relaunch
by Janet Hanvey.The “Breastfeeding Welcome Here” toolkit re-launch to more than 100 Hamilton cafes coincides with this year’s annual World Breastfeeding Week,...
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A low intensity, community based lifestyle programme to prevent weight gain in women with young children: cluster randomised controlled trial
by Tom Schaefer.OBJECTIVE: To develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a community behavioural intervention to prevent weight gain and improve health related...
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Low Rate of Serious Complications and Deaths With Bariatric Surgery
by corinne roberts.July 27, 2010 — Rate of serious complications during bariatric surgery appears to be about 2.5% and is unrelated to "Center...
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Weight-Management Web Site Helps Regular Users the Most
by corinne roberts.July 27, 2010 — Once a person loses excess weight, the next great battle is keeping those pounds from coming back...
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Changing the Beat of Rheumatic Fever in the Far North
by Tania Papalii.Media Release 12 July 2010 Changing the Beat of Rheumatic Fever in the Far North Health workers in partnership to...
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Appetite suppressant... for mice
by corinne roberts.‘Chemical that can stop you eating for pleasure is discovered by British scientists,’ the Daily Mail reported. It said that...
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Obesity and inactivity link studied
by corinne roberts.“Lack of exercise is not to blame for the childhood obesity crisis,” The Daily Telegraphreported. The newspaper explained that researchers...
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Breastfeeding survey results - NZ Herald article
by Janet Hanvey.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10657262
