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NEW YORK – New York City says 21 companies have met targets in a national effort to reduce salt in prepackaged foods. Mayor Michael Bloomberg made the announcement Monday. The products range from Butterball cold cuts to Heinz ketchup to Starbucks breakfast sandwiches

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NYC Announces Progress in Effort to Reduce Salt

Americans should exercise about twice as much as the 2 hours a week they report exercising, U.S.

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U.S. Exercises Half as Much as It Should

Weight Watchers patients lose approximately twice as much weight as people receiving standard weight loss care over 12 months, according to study findings. The study, published in the Lancet medical journal, found those who stuck to the Weight Watchers diet lost more weight, fat mass and inches off their waistline than those assigned to standard care, Reuters reports….

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Weight Watchers Works Better Than Standard Weight Loss Care, Study Says

Twice as much impact on thickened neck artery walls seen in female smokers as males, study finds

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Smoking Harder on Women’s Arteries Than Men’s, Scans Show

The percentage of American fathers who live apart from their children has doubled over the last half-century. But, to their credit, many of today's dads are spending more than twice as much time with their kids as they did back then. The role of mothers has changed, too, according to a Pew Research Center report that examines parents and parenting as U.S

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Study: Dads Spending Much More Time with Children

A combined two-drug treatment for obesity was found to cause twice as much weight loss as a single anti-obesity medication according to a recent study. The combination of Phentermine and topiramate, which is sold as Topamax, was tested in clinical trials and shown to produce better results than orlistat, which is sold under the names Xenical or Alli.

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Obesity Battled by Drug Combo