The Keokuk Chiefs were able to celebrate homecoming with a convincing win over Centerville last week. Friday, the Chiefs look to build on the momentum and even its record against one of the top teams in Class 3A District 5.

Keokuk travels to Oskaloosa to take on the 4-1 Indians. Oskaloosa is tied with Washington for first place in the district with a 3-0 record. The Indians lead the distr...

(New York-WABC, October 7, 2005) - There's encouraging news in the fight against breast cancer. Researchers say a low fat diet can help prevent a reccurance.

Now, studying a large group of women, researchers have found...

Rules Changes 30 Players To Watch Excited For Season? NHL Home

LOS ANGELES -- Alexander Frolov and Pavol Demitra each had a goal and an assist for the Los Angeles Kings, who continued their dominance at home over the Phoenix Coyotes with a 3-2 win at the Staples Center. Goaltender Jason LaBarbera stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Kings, who have not lost at home versus the Kings since Octobe...

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(KRT) - Megan Rapee proudly holds out her finger tips for inspection. Her middle, ring and forefinger tips are calloused and blistered with scabs from needle pokes.

Her older sister, Taylor, 10, runs up behind her to show that she, too, has fingertip scars. Maybe even more than Megan, who is 9.

Hayley, 5, jumps off her m...

New Data Available that Show Relationship Between Diabetes, Obesity, and Chronic Disease

Rockville, MD--(HISPANIC PR WIRE – US Newswire)--January 23, 2004--In 2001, about 12.4 million Americans age 18 and older not living in institutions had been told by a physician that they had diabetes, according to data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Medical Expenditure Panel S...

Washington, DC--(HISPANIC PR WIRE – US Newswire)--October 11, 2004--A new report issued today by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality concludes that surgery for extremely obese patients who have tried and failed to lose weight with exercise and diet may be more effective for weight reduction. It can also improve control of some obesity-related health problems such as high blood pres...

LOS ANGELES, CA--(HISPANIC PR WIRE - BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2003--Herbalife International, Inc. today announced the launch of a television advertising campaign for the first time in over a decade, highlighting the company's science-based herbal weight loss products for weight- and health-conscious consumers. The company has built its worldwide sales level to $1.8 billion, purely through word...

Washington, D.C.--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--February 15, 2005--Dr. Aliza Lifshitz, a nationally recognized medical expert, joins the National Hispanic “got milk?” campaign as its spokesperson. Dr. Aliza will join the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) to help fight obesity and educate Hispanics about the many benefits of drinking milk including milk's new role in helping them to lose weight....

Looking squarely at you through the frame of its great curved tusks, the huge skull of a mammoth recently placed on exhibition at the New York State Museum in Albany produces a most awesome effect. The awesomeness is not diminished, either, by the leglike arrangement of the half-dozen supporting rods needed to hold up its ponderous weight, which somehow produces a vague suggestion of a vast, fa...

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A drug-sniffing dog will begin patrolling the halls of La Jolla High School to help curb a drug problem among students from the upscale San Diego neighborhood.

La Jolla High has contracted with Interquest Detection Canine, a Houston-based company that works with 1,200 public school districts and private schools nationwide. For...