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For years, scientists have tried to determine the basis for discrepancies between race and the predisposition for development of diseases such as type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Thursday: walking, 8:30 a.m.; Snowflake Castle, no additional programs
Sullivan, Hawkins and Washington Counties didn't fare very well in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diabetes latest report. The report showed that 30.2 percent of the adults in Sullivan are obese.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — PepsiCo says it will open a long-term research laboratory in New Haven, Connecticut with a focus on the development of healthier food and beverage products.
DECEMBER 10 •Sulphur Yuletide Take advantage of some after hour shopping as several Sulphur businesses keep their doors open at bit longer. Call (337) 527-0357 for shops and times.
John Bagnariol, 77, of Renton, considered one of the state's most powerful politicians in the 1970s until a scandal ended his political career in the early 1980s, has died.
Generex Biotechnology Corp. said Wednesday it entered a supply agreement with Sanofi-Aventis that will give Generex the insulin it needs to test and market its diabetes drug candidate Generex Oral-lyn.
Dec. 9, 2009 - Although there is a concern regarding the safety of soy food consumption among breast cancer survivors, researchers have found that women in China who had breast cancer and a higher intake of soy food had an associated lower risk of death and breast cancer recurrence, according to a study in the December 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
An inmate at the prison in Bonne Terre died Saturday.
HOLIDAY FAVORITES — The French horn section of the Chatham Community Band rehearses for the annual Holiday Concert scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Chatham High School. From left are band members: Lois Carpenter of Bayonne, Paul Schryba...
Older St. Francois County residents had a chance for a free H1N1 flu virus vaccination Saturday at the Fairgrounds as the county’s heath department added to the list of eligible recipients people 25 to 64 who have chronic health problems.
