Ky. Lawmakers OK Bill Addressing Obesity
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Legislation to get rid of junk food and limit soft drinks in Kentucky schools was approved by a House committee as health advocates renewed their quest to fill schoolhouse vending machines with healthy snacks.
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Government seeking to counter childhood obesity by making cooking classes compulsory at schools
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If you're wondering how you can eat out without overloading on calories, a bill slated to be introduced in the D.C. Council today could soon help.
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Experts say Mississippians need to skip the gravy, say no to the fried pickles and start taking brisk walks to fight an epidemic of obesity.
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Children who weigh too much &#151; and the stagnant lifestyles that cause them to pack on the pounds &#151; are the subject of new initiatives from Gov. George Pataki and the state Legislature.
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Ending months of deadlock with the  White House, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday  gave final bipartisan approval to legislation that would  temporarily extend the state health insurance program that  covers about 6.6 million poor children.
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By The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Mar. 9-- -- Senate Bills 1 and 2, authored by state Sen. Ken Winters, R-Murray, could become the most popular legislation the General Assembly fails to pass this session.
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Exposure to a microwave popcorn additive linked to a deadly lung disease would be swiftly regulated under a bill passed on Wednesday by the House of Representatives, defying a White House veto threat.
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A resolution that urges the United States Congress to take action to help stop children and employees from accessing Internet pornography passed the House with unanimous approval Tuesday.  Sponsoring Rep.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 14--There is a slope. And it is slippery.   Especially, it seems, regarding issues of public health.   Lawmakers in North Dakota and Minnesota have spent lots of time on health  proposals -- bills that protect us from ourselves.
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An energy bill requiring greater fuel efficiency in US cars and trucks has been passed by the Senate.
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The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates have approved a bill that would make the commonwealth the seventh state to exempt breast-feeding mothers from jury duty.
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NICE has recommended a raft of measures to tackle the growing obesity epidemic.
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The Illinois House on Tuesday passed a bill that bans discrimination against gays and sent it to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who has said he supports the measure.
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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers renewed on Thursday an effort to authorize the government to regulate cigarettes as a drug, winning praise from anti-smoking forces and the maker of Marlboro cigarettes.
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The Senate unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday night that would require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies cover both.
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ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R. 6111, which includes the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (S. 3711).  Senate consideration of legislation containing S. 3711 is anticipated by Sunday.  The U.S. Senate passed S.