HEALTH AND FITNESS San Antonio Express-News Sat, 12 May 2012 02:34 AM PDT San Antonio Sports' free three-month program to help families get moving kicks off 7:30 a.m. with a free 5K walk/run at Port San Antonio, S. General McMullen and Billy Mitchell Road. Athletes 14-18 are eligible for heart disease screenings, primarily for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 8 a.m.-noon. Medical Arts and Research Center, 8300 Floyd Curl Drive. 210-841-9207. The Providence Catholic School ... | Settlement OKâd over deaf mental health services Jefferson City News Tribune Sat, 12 May 2012 02:19 AM PDT A federal judge has approved the settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 1,000 deaf Missourians, claiming the state failed to provide adequate mental health services for the deaf. | Soft drinks are hard on health Straits Times Sat, 12 May 2012 02:18 AM PDT (THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)- Suspicions that the high quantity of sugar in sweetened beverages posed a danger to people with heart and metabolic illnesses - and anyone else, for that matter - were unsubstantiated until fairly recently. | Healthy Living: Is sugar toxic? YNN Rochester Sat, 12 May 2012 02:07 AM PDT It's been connected to obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease, and some say we're addicted to it. Americans consume nearly 130 pounds of added sugars per year. It's a hard habit to break and some believe it's already causing a nationwide health crisis. Casey Bortnick reports. | Government pays tribute to 46 working retired nurses Malta Today Sat, 12 May 2012 02:01 AM PDT Health Minister Joe Cassar today paid tribute to 46 retired nurses who are still working, the youngest being 65-years-old, together with Parliamentary Secretary for the Elderly and Community Care Mario Galea. | We will never forgive him Perth Now Sat, 12 May 2012 02:00 AM PDT THE parents of a boy who died after a series of health blunders say they will never forgive the nurse who misdiagnosed him. | Lawmakers push health care reform The Salem News Sat, 12 May 2012 01:58 AM PDT You would have to be living on Mars not to realize that health care costs are spiraling out of control. With that in mind, Gov. Deval Patrick, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray have all proposed legislation to tackle the issue. | | |
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