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Where you live can affect what you weigh

By Dr. Rebecca Lee

3:00 PM on 08/10/2009

No two communities are alike and it is unreasonable to approach the obesity epidemic with a one-size-fits all model focused entirely on personal dietary habits...

Changing Southern culture for healthier living

By Monica Land

7:08 AM on 07/16/2009

For many, thoughts of Mississippi evoke images that are dark and prejudicial. Aside from that, critics have argued for years that Mississippi lags behind every other state when it comes to progress - economic or otherwise. But in some areas - none too glowing - Mississippi ranks number one, particularly...

NYC fashion ceremony honors the First Lady

By theGrio via AP

8:05 AM on 06/16/2009

SAMANTHA CRITCHELL AP Fashion Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- The fashion industry made it clear at its annual awards ceremony Monday night that it's looking to future stars to see it past the doldrums of the recession, shunning longtime favorites and honoring a largely new guard: Rodarte, Proenza Schouler, Alexander...

Abandoned 6-year-old escapes locked school bus

VIDEO - First-grader Tevin Smith said he fell asleep during the ride home from Estabrook Elementary in Ypsilanti, Michigan and woke up to find the bus parked in a bus yard...