BOSTON — A new study finds that black women in poor neighborhoods are at higher risk for diabetes regardless of how well-educated they are or how much money they earn. The research suggests that reducing rates of type 2 diabetes isn’t just…
Read moreStephen Colbert, right, has raised more than $300,000 for U.S. Speedskating. Rookard was at a crossroads, said Carpenter, a two-time Olympian and a bronze medalist at the 2002 Salt Lake Games. Without financial assistance, she would have to…
Read moreCHICAGO — Paris Woods is hardly a poster child for the obesity epidemic. In street clothes, the teen blends in with her friends, a fresh-faced, robust-looking All-American girl. That's the problem. Like nearly one-third of American teens,…
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