Get Fueled to Move

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

The obesity problem in America is by now old news to some. For those of us carrying around more to love it’s an everyday newsfeed. The blame for the weight problem in America has been laid at the feet of many arenas: fast food chains, ...

Has college sendoff always been so tough?

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The hour when Ariana Kramer will begin her college career is fast approaching — and her parents are in an office supply store, disagreeing about hanging files, of all things. "She'll need them," her mother says. "I don't think so," her dad ...

Surf’s up! Lessons open vistas for disabled kids

Monday, August 30th, 2010

LONG BEACH, N.Y. — The lesson begins on the beach with a youngster lying on a surfboard more than twice her size. After some brief orientation, the child, joined by a world-class surfing coach, is soon paddling about 30 yards into the ocean. As a modest ...

No link between vaccines and autism, court rules

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling that vaccines are not to blame for autism. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a decision last year by a special vaccine court, which concluded there's little if any evidence to ...