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Child obesity rates may have reached a plateau in the US after decades of almost continuous rises

An analysis of data from 1999 to 2006 by the US government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed obesity rates stable at 16%.

The US data was based on a survey of over 8,000 children aged between two and 19. The Journal of the American Medical Association report comes after the obesity rate has been rising for three decades.

Rock band AC/DC will sell its new album only through Wal-Mart Stores

AC/DC album is expected to come out in the fall

new sapling was sprouted from a 2,000-year-old date palm excavated in Masada

Dubbed the "Methuselah Tree"

after 26 months, the tree was nearly four-feet

The Bush administration on Friday rejected regulating greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, saying it would cause too many job losses.

kicking any decision on a solution to the next president and Congress.

The White House on Thursday rejected EPA's conclusion three weeks earlier that the 1970 Clean Air Act "can be both workable and effective for addressing global climate change."

Emma was given up twice

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48-year-old adoptive mother who backed out when she learned of Emma's heart condition and of her own pregnancy

With everyone and their mother jumping onto the green bandwagon, we’re bound to have a whole bunch of non-sustainable junk items pawned off as “green” by the loosest of standards, and a whole bunch of greenwashing. It’s something we have to be wary of and keep a diligent eye out for pos

An art project, “Subverting the Green Aesthetic,” helps us remember this and gives us a few IDing skills.

For instance, he shows two MP3 players, one that looks like it has sustainability on the brain, but in actually can’t be recycled, can’t be upgraded, and toxic substances are used in its manufacturing. The other MP3 player looks sleek in a non-sustainable way, but is more durable, can be upgraded, and recycled.

A California woman who escaped from a Michigan prison 32 years ago and lived on the lam as a suburban mother was sentenced to probation Wednesday

Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner said LeFevre had already served 14 months in prison on a drug conviction when she escaped.

"The court finds no reason to give you extra time," said Groner, who ordered two years of probation.

100 federal charges against medicinal-marijuana patients have been documented since 2001

The problem, according to Sands, is that state governments receive funding from the Drug Enforcement Administration, earmarked for the War on Drugs

had to go to court to defend himself. “The head of a major narcotics office actually had already sent a letter [dismissing my case] to my attorney,”

The goal was to reduce plastic bag usage by 50%,

began charging a nickel for a plastic shopping bag. A reusable bag costs 59 cents.

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Paris' Popular Bike Program may Inspire Others

The much-heralded bicycle rental scheme in Paris seems to be a resounding success.

mayor's idea of making the city more ecologically friendly and reducing traffic.

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look at the sandwich, the side, the beverages, and the drink and add that up."

subjects were asked to estimate how many calories they thought they consumed after eating a meal from MacDonalds or Subway

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Parking Lots Outnumber People, Add to Pollution

Sprawling suburban parking spaces outnumber drivers by three to one in a Midwestern county, a finding that typifies a troubling trend nationwide that increases urban heating and pollution,

Digitalized aerial surveys taken in 2005

In a recent study of 202 depressed adults, researchers found that those who participated in "group-based exercise therapy" showed the same results as those treated with antidepressants, while those who exercised at home showed slightly less improvement, and those who were given a placebo pill remained depressed.

The difference between this study and past ones is the presence of the placebo group, which addresses criticism that the very act of therapy was positively affecting depression studies.

After 16 weeks of treatment, 47 percent of those given antidepressant and 45 percent of those who exercised in a group setting were no longer diagnosed as depressed.

the practice of making loans to borrowers who do not qualify for the best market interest rates because of their deficient credit history.

Subprime lending is risky for both lenders and borrowers due to the combination of high interest rates, poor credit history, and adverse financial situations usually associated with subprime applicants.

A subprime loan is offered at a rate higher than A-paper loans due to the increased risk.

n the second experiment, they asked people to estimate the calorie content of four different sandwiches: a six-inch ham and cheese sandwich (330 calories) and a 12-inch turkey sandwich (600 calories) from Subway; and a McDonalds cheeseburger (330 calories) and a Big Mac (600 calories). Study participants consistently rated the Subway sandwich as having fewer calories than the McDonalds sandwich with the same calorie content.  

For example, physical activity seems to affect some key nervous system chemicals -- norepinephrine and serotonin -- that are targets of antidepressant drugs, as well as brain neurotrophins, which help protect nerve cells from injury and transmit signals in brain regions related to mood.

Exercise may also boost people's feelings of self-efficacy and promote positive thinking. Some experts speculate that group exercise, with its social aspect, may have added benefits.

The latest iPods have a cryptographic "checksum" in their song databases that prevents third-party applications from synching with the portable music players.

This means that iPods can no longer be used with operating systems where iTunes doesn't exist -- like Linux, where gtkpod and Amarok are common free tools used by iPod owners to load their players.

Apple limiting the choices available to people who buy their iPod hardware.

Google calls for web privacy laws

"Every time a person uses a credit card their information may cross six or seven national boundaries,"

the rise of the net meant vast amounts of personal data was now regularly shipped around the globe.

APEC leaders forge climate change pact

Pacific Rim leaders on Saturday said the world needs to "slow, stop and then reverse" greenhouse gas emissions, and adopted modest goals to curb global warming. Thousands of demonstrators rallied to demand stronger action.

The program's centerpiece is a goal to reduce "energy intensity" - the amount of energy needed to produce a dollar of gross domestic product - 25 percent by 2030.