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Let’s Move Campaign targets child obesity The Columbia Chronicle Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:55 PM PST According to the American Heart Association, a staggering one in three children in the United States is overweight or obese. As the rate of health-related illnesses in youth rises, first lady Michelle Obama has launched an attack on these statistics. In February, Obama initiated her Let’s Move campaign, aimed at controlling and significantly reducing the rate [...] Heart warning in obese children BBC News Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:42 PM PST Obese children as young as three years old show signs of future heart disease, say US researchers. Obese 3-Year-olds Show Early Warning Signs for Future Heart Disease Newswise Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:37 PM PST A study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for possible future heart disease. UNC study: Obese 3-year-olds show early warning signs for future heart disease EurekAlert! Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:30 PM PST ( University of North Carolina School of Medicine ) A study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for possible future heart disease. Preventing or reversing inflammation after heart attack, stroke may require 2-pronged approach EurekAlert! Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:21 PM PST ( American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ) Researchers at Albany Medical College are releasing results of a study this week that they say will help refocus the search for new drug targets aimed at preventing or reversing the devastating tissue inflammation that results after heart attack and stroke. Some studies indicate vitamin D may boost heart health Erie Times-News Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:16 PM PST Is vitamin D the next big thing in heart health? CUTCO Cutlery Continues Its Support of Go Red For Women(R) into 2011 PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:02 PM PST On the heels of its successful 2009 campaign, CUTCO Cutlery Corp. has announced it will recommit to the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women® movement for another year. Virtual march seeks change The Daily Gamecock Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:41 PM PST By: Taylor Cheney TellThem! campaign hopes to spread awareness about HIV, pregnancy, health policies Advocates for the TellThem! campaign are taking their issues to heart by going to the state’s legislature with South Carolina’s first virtual march. The purpose of the campaign is to spread awareness of the increasing number of unintended preg... Bittersweet Vancouver Games end in cheers, smiles Houston Chronicle Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:05 PM PST The 2010 Winter Olympics came to a close Sunday night with an affirmation of life and a nightlong celebration on Vancouver’s streets of the game that Canada holds most dear to its heart. The week ahead Miami Herald Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:45 PM PST WATCH The latest Calvin Klein underwear video for its X underwear line is not for the faint at heart. For the first time, the brand's ad campaign will feature four men, not just one. Past underwear alumni like Mark Wahlberg and Antonio Sabato Jr. put the sexy into the brand back in the '90s. Today , actors Kellan Lutz ( Twilight ), Mehcad Brooks ( True Blood ) and athletes Fernando Verdasco ...

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