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Get Moving May: American Diabetes Association
Gayle Anderson was live in West Los Angeles at Equinox Sports Club West L.A. for "GET MOVING MAY with the AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION" as the organization prepares to participate in Saturday's May 12th Operation Fitness FREE health and fitness expo at...Tags: Obesity, Productivity, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Insulin Injections, Diseases and Illnesses
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Obese Toddler Tips the Scales at Massive 132 Pounds
KTLA NewsGuangdong Province, China (KTLA) -- Doctors in China are worried about the health of a 3-year-old boy who tips the scales at a whopping 132 pounds -- four or five times what most kids his age weigh. Lu Hao was actually born underweight, but has been...Tags: Obesity, Hormones and Metabolism, Weight, China, Physical Conditions
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Kevin Smith Takes on Southwest in 'Too Fat to Fly' Flap
KTLA NewsBURBANK -- Southwest Airlines is under fire after Hollywood director Kevin Smith was kicked off a recent flight for being overweight. The "Clerks," "Mallrats" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" director was ordered off a flight from Oakland to...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Cop Out (movie), Twitter, Inc., Kevin Smith, Southwest Airlines Co.
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1 in 3 Types of Breast Cancer Avoidable, study shows
Associated PressBARCELONA -- Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a breast cancer conference said Thursday - comments that could ignite heated discussions among victims and...Tags: Obesity, Massachusetts, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Diseases and Illnesses, Breast
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Police: Dad Kept Girl Chained to Bed for Being Fat
LAS VEGAS -- A man is behind bars after he allegedly physically abused his daughter because he thought she was overweight. Authorities say Robert Blue, 53, beat his 15-year-old daughter and chained her to a bed. An arrest report also alleges that the... -
SoCal Company's Big Business: Plus-Sized Toilet Seats
KTLA NewsCHATSWORTH, Calif. -- A Chatsworth-based company has found big business in big toilet seats. Big John Toilet Seat & Support caters to the larger crowd, offering toilet seats that are 19 inches wide and 2 inches taller than the standard seat, which...Tags: Chatsworth, Business Enterprises, Companies and Corporations
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Santas Lobby for Priority for Swine Flu Vaccine
KTLA NewsCONCORD, N.H. - Never mind flying, steep roofs and shinnying down chimneys, some Santas are worried about catching swine flu from kids. The president of a national volunteer Santa group wants Santas to be given priority for the swine flu vaccine, and not...Tags: Obesity, Swine Flu, H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, Preventative Medicine, Alabama
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900-Pound Man Dies After Sitting in Recliner for 8 Months
KTLA NewsCOLUMBIA, S.C. -- Authorities say a severely overweight man stayed in his recliner without moving for over 8 months before he died. Firefighters had to cut Tillmon Webb from the chair after his mother called paramedics because he was in pain....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack, Health
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Bone Marrow Donor Told He's Too Fat to Donate
KTLA NewsSANTA ANA -- A Santa Ana man may be a possible bone marrow donor for a 10-year-old girl with leukemia, but now he's being told he's too overweight to donate. Andrew Sharver, 25, registered to become a donor in 2006. He finally got the good news last...Tags: Ceremonies, Social Issues, Bone Marrow, Charity, Society
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Deep Sleep Dangers
For years, Angela Ring took sleeping pills to drown out her husband's snoring. Now, she and David Ring have a complicated ritual to help her sleep.
"I run a fan and he wears his dental device," she says. "And he has to lay on his side."
But the Rings...Tags: Los Angeles, William Shatner, High Blood Pressure, Sleep Disorders, Beverly Hills
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United to Charge Obese Passengers for 2 Seats
United Airlines may bump severely overweight passengers from sold-out flights. Starting today, passengers who are too large to fit comfortably in a coach seat will be required to buy a second ticket or upgrade to business class, where seats are larger,...Tags: Obesity, Trips and Vacations, Commuting, Air Transportation Industry, Travel
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Authorities Arrest Mom for Neglect of 555-Pound Teen
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A 555-pound South Carolina teen who disappeared with his mother after she was accused of neglecting his health was found with her Thursday afternoon at a laundry in Maryland, authorities said.
Paramedics checked Alexander Draper, 14,...Tags: Baltimore County, Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), Society, South Carolina, Children
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