Even as Obesity Concerns Rise, Physical Education is Sidelined0
- Health & Healing
- July 12, 2012
Gym class is being cut in many schools, with school principals primarily blaming budget cuts for the problem. The New York Times, 7/11/2012
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Green gyms focus on high-power workouts, low-power usage0
- Environmental Well-Being
- July 12, 2012
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READ MORERedshirting: Holding kids back from kindergarten0
- Home & Family
- July 10, 2012
Is the practice of "redshirting" fair? The 60 Minutes segment exploring this question originally aired on March 4, 2012 and was rebroadcast on July 8, 2012. 60 Minutes, 7/8/2012
READ MOREWomen race cross-country in seven days0
- Making a Positive Difference
- July 9, 2012
In just one week a group of four women, each over the age of 47 (and one of whom used to be obese until she decided to make a positive change in her life), traveled 3,000 miles for Race Across America, under extreme conditions and severe sleep deprivation. By doing this, these women demonstrated that
READ MOREAIDS In Black America: A Public Health Crisis0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- July 6, 2012
A new Frontline documentary, Endgame: AIDS in Black America, explores why the HIV epidemic is so much more prevalent in the African-American community than among whites. The documentary, airing July 10, includes candid interviews with basketball legend Magic Johnson; civil rights pioneer Julian Bond; and leading doctors, health workers, educators, and black pastors from across
READ MORECompany recalls potentially flammable children’s pants0
- Consumer Alerts
- July 6, 2012
Hundreds of thousands of child size pants and boxers are being recalled, reports the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The pants, sold exclusively at Academy Sports and Outdoor stores in Texas, failed to meet federal flammability standards for children's sleepwear. The recalled items include Academy pull-on lounge pants for boys and girls and boxers for
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