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Georgia makes small improvement, much more needed to tackle childhood obesity
Though Georgia remains mired in a child obesity epidemic, new statistics show the state is making slight improvements, particularly among the most overweight children. The childhood obesity rate in Georgia fell to 16.5 percent, according to a new report by the Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health based ...
Jolie’s choice faced by more women
A simple blood test can determine whether a woman carries a mutated gene and is likely to get breast cancer, but making a decision based on those results is anything but easy. “As you can imagine, there is a lot going on in the decision making process,” said Cecelia Bellcross, ...
Luncheon to raise funds for Alzheimer's research
The Alzheimer’s Society of Atlanta and the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Program (ADDF) team up for “Hope on the Horizon” a luncheon, symposium and fundraiser. All of the money raised will go to drug research at Emory’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, led by Dr. Allan Levey. The event also will honor ...
Former acting CDC chief releases new book
In 2009, Dr. Richard Besser faced a public health crisis just months after being named the interim chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With a calm voice and ability to communicate vital public health information in a way that the average citizen could understand, Besser informed and ...
The barista
Omar Troy stands in front of a mirror, combing his short curls, inspecting his uniform. The young man with chestnut-colored eyeglass frames gives himself a pep talk before his afternoon shift behind a coffee counter. Let’s do this thing. Let’s have a good day. Let’s serve the customers. And remember: ...
Suwanee science club wins Georgia competition with invention for senior citizens
An after-school science club’s tournament-winning invention likely won’t interest kids, or even teens. Members of the First Lego League in Suwanee won over judges and their target audience by designing a product to help seniors get out of chairs — an inflatable, wedge-shaped air cushion called the E-Z Inflatable that ...
World Book Night: Sharing the love of reading
Katrina Stanfield loves to read — mysteries, memoirs, historical fiction — just about any book she can get her hands on.On Tuesday, she will devote her evening to sharing her affinity for reading, book by book, with people who don’t read much, if at all.Stanfield will join 408 volunteers in ...
Metro Atlanta women still talking about Sandberg’s book, “Lean In”
Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In,” has set off a national conversation about how women can make lasting progress toward professional equality and changes in the workplace that will help working mothers balance career and family. Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook, encourages women to lean in to their ambitions and ...
Young patients enjoy spring break bonuses
Spring break gives kids time off from school to play — at a warm sandy beach or somewhere closer to home. Either way, it’s all about one thing: having fun. But a springtime getaway can be tricky for young patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta who may need to stay ...
Wind advisories, flood warnings for metro counties
Metro Atlanta remains under a severe weather alert with a wind advisory for all of metro Atlanta and flood warning for Fulton and Forsyth counties, according to Channel 2 Action News.The flood warning will continue for the Big Creek near Alpharetta until Monday morning, according to Channel 2. Flood levels ...
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