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Egyptians are the fattest Africans, says WHO - Al-Masry Al-Youm

Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:12

Al-Masry Al-Youm

Egyptians are the fattest Africans, says WHO
Al-Masry Al-Youm
Seven tiny Pacific island nations are, proportionately, the world's most most obese--Nauru, Micronesia, Cook Islands, Tonga, Niue, Somoa, ...

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Cason Point: Hardest worker steps forward again and again - Ventura County Star

Sat, 09/04/2010 - 12:32

Cason Point: Hardest worker steps forward again and again
Ventura County Star
Third place was captured by Shelby Daniel of Ventura, a full-time math major at CSU Channel Islands who is a nanny to triplets, a tutor and a waitress. ...

Conference against teen substance abuse - Pacific Daily News

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:31

Conference against teen substance abuse
Pacific Daily News
According to David, the top causes of death on the island are heart disease, cancer and stroke, which are directly related to tobacco use and alcohol ...

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Climate change picked to hit health - Stuff.co.nz

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 14:24

Climate change picked to hit health
Stuff.co.nz
Refugees from Pacific Islands and other regions would also want to migrate here, requiring more resources within general practices, they said. ...

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Here's a Way to Lengthen Men's Lives - New York Times

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 13:54

Here's a Way to Lengthen Men's Lives
New York Times
It is really large in Niue, an island nation of 1400 people in the South Pacific where the life expectancy is 79 years for women and 64 for men. ...

Over 70 Countries Converge to Craft a Truly Global Congress - Marketwire (press release)

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:09

Over 70 Countries Converge to Craft a Truly Global Congress
Marketwire (press release)
LLC - Reinsurance Services - Cairo University - California Broker Magazine - California Hospital Associaiton - Cancer Treatment Centers of America - Cancun ...

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Community Calendar - HeraldNet

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 20:10

Community Calendar
HeraldNet
Whidbey Weavers Guild meeting: 10 am to 2 pm today at the Pacific Northwest Art School, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville. Parking on the street is only available ...

Passions and Detachment in Journalism - New York Times (blog)

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 03:39

Passions and Detachment in Journalism
New York Times (blog)
My proposal was to go to small islands in the South Pacific and study “man's relationship to the sea” (yet another echo of those Swiss castaways!). ...

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Family support - The Aucklander

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 07:40

The Aucklander

Family support
The Aucklander
Brownie Ella Cronshaw, 8, says the bras will have lives beyond the chain in Haiti, Africa and the Pacific Islands. "We're giving them away to women who ...

Treating lymphedema at Piedmont Hospital - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 01:42

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Treating lymphedema at Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta Journal Constitution
“For a while there, I was the only person in the Pacific Islands trained to do the therapy, and my patients came from all over. ...

Alcohol-related harm, a global issue - Solomon Star

Sun, 08/29/2010 - 15:43

Alcohol-related harm, a global issue
Solomon Star
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services and the South Pacific Community(SPC) are taking the lead in organizing a historical two days workshop on the ...

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Television movies for the week of Aug. 29 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Sat, 08/28/2010 - 17:54

Television movies for the week of Aug. 29
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
After a plane crash at sea, a Federal Express engineer survives on a remote island for four years in complete isolation. (PG-13) (2:25) MAX: Tue. ...

SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - August 27, 2010 - Simon Fraser University News

Fri, 08/27/2010 - 12:26

SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - August 27, 2010
Simon Fraser University News
The Pacific Salmon Commission announced its forecast for returning Fraser River sockeye salmon to 25 million this week – if accurate, it would be the ...

Medical travellers with brain cancer to benefit from new gamma knife in Hawaii - Treatment Abroad

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 23:24

Medical travellers with brain cancer to benefit from new gamma knife in Hawaii
Treatment Abroad
Since 1998, Gamma Knife Center of the Pacific has treated more than 1300 patients, many not from the island. The radiosurgery centre has retired its first ...

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Medical travellers with brain cancer to benefit from new gamma knife in Hawaii - Treatment Abroad

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 23:24

Medical travellers with brain cancer to benefit from new gamma knife in Hawaii
Treatment Abroad
Since 1998, Gamma Knife Center of the Pacific has treated more than 1300 patients, many not from the island. The radiosurgery centre has retired its first ...

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Food and Dining Briefs for Aug. 26 - North County Times

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 20:05

Food and Dining Briefs for Aug. 26
North County Times
Eyer previously was executive sous chef at Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, Ariz., and sous chef at Westin Resort in Hilton Head Island, SC, ...

Food and Dining Briefs for Aug. 26 - North County Times

Wed, 08/25/2010 - 20:05

Food and Dining Briefs for Aug. 26
North County Times
Eyer previously was executive sous chef at Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, Ariz., and sous chef at Westin Resort in Hilton Head Island, SC, ...

School supplies distributed - Chinook Observer

Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:55

School supplies distributed
Chinook Observer
OCEAN PARK - School supplies for needy families will be distributed at the Pacific County Fire District No. 1 office at 26110 Ridge Avenue in Ocean Park ...

Food and Dining Briefs for Aug. 19 - North County Times

Wed, 08/18/2010 - 20:05

Food and Dining Briefs for Aug. 19
North County Times
Eyer previously served as executive sous chef at Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa in Tucson, Ariz., as sous chef at Westin Resort in Hilton Head Island, SC, ...

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The biology and conservation of declining coral reefs, an interview with ... - Mongabay.com

Sun, 08/15/2010 - 08:12

Mongabay.com

The biology and conservation of declining coral reefs, an interview with ...
Mongabay.com
In 1974, my parents and grandparents took us all down to the Bay Islands in Honduras. I was a young boy at the time, never having seen a coral reef before, ...

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