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Updated: Obese America Report: 1 in 3 US adults are beyond overweight
By John Raby / Associated Press * CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- While a third of American adults and one in six children are obese, a report Thursday suggests the rate of increase could be stabilizing in some states. Citing statistics collected by the...
Updated: No laughing matter: Nitrous oxide reappears in US ambulances
By Lisa Rathke / Associated Press * STOWE, Vt. -- Normally used in dentist's offices and hospitals, nitrous oxide -- yes, laughing gas -- is starting to turn up again in ambulances in some rural areas where medical workers with clearance to...
Open government group calls for another vote on fluoride
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority members should redo a vote on a controversial fluoridation program in a meeting that gives opponents and proponents a chance to have their say, says the leader of a government transparency organization. On Wednesday, the board approved a plan to add fluoride to the municipal water supply.
