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Childhood Trauma and Obesity Link

Related to a previous post about Michelle Obama’s effort to combat childhood obesity, we found this interesting article published by Time that discusses the links between childhood sexual abuse and trauma to eating disorders and obesity
In recent years, studies by both Felitti and others have largely confirmed the association between sexual abuse — as [...]

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Michelle Obama and Childhood Obesity

Found via Care2.com: First lady Michelle Obama talks about the growing problem of childhood Obesity in the United States.
“Medical experts have warned that our children are on track to be less healthy than we are.” – First Lady Michelle Obama
We should be ashamed of that fact.
Michelle Obama is leading the charge against childhood obesity. We’ve [...]

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Illinois Adopts STD “Shortcut” Treatment

Illinois joins a growing number of states to adopt the sensible policy of “fast-tracking” STD treatment:
Found Via Womenstake:
These laws allow a health care provider to write a prescription for medicine to treat the partner of a person who has tested positive for an STD like chlamydia or gonorrhea. So: Bob goes [...]

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Today is the Great American Smokeout

Today is the American Cancer Society’s “Great American Smokeout” The purpose of this event it to encourage and help people to quit smoking.
For those people who aren’t sure they want to quit, we found this interesting article on care2.com by Melissa Breyer that talks about some of the nasty ingredients found in cigarettes:
For a [...]

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