Diabetes rising in Iowa and nation tied to obesity
Iowa reports a 54 percent diabetes increase from 1995 to 2003 with 6.7 percent of residents diagnosed. CDC notes diagnoses more than doubled 1980 to 2003 from 5.8 to 13.8 million. Experts cite aging, obesity, inactivity, and diet as main factors.
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Maureen Connolly
Iowa City
Connolly
Foreclosures Rise Spark Debate Over Homeownership Policy
Foreclosures threaten a national crisis as housing debt hits record levels with over 8 percent of homeowners spending half income on mortgages. Regulators fault brokers and lenders for risky loans, while officials urge counseling and loan tweaks. Pennsylvania study links foreclosures to lack of buyer tutoring and reliance on subprime brokers.
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A. William Schenck III
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Reinvestment Fund
Pro Ana movement spreads online fueling eating disorder prime
Experts warn the pro Ana movement reaches millions through blogs and sites promoting extreme dieting. A Stanford survey found 40 percent of diagnosed teens visited pro Ana pages, while followers treat Ana as a creed and even blood-sign vows, tying a thinspiration culture to real harm.
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Olsen
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Stanford University
Alison Tarlow
Renfrew Center
Coconut Creek
Fla
Carmen Mikhail
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston
Ana
Sara
Columbus
Ohio
Beta Sigma Kappa
Insurgent Attacks Rise After Shiite Government Move
Renewed carnage south of Baghdad shows the difficulty of stabilizing Iraq as Sunnis resist the Shiite led government. Two car bombings outside Hillah killed at least 30 policemen and wounded 118 during a protest over disbanding a special forces unit. Abu Musab al Zarqawi’s al Qaida in Iraq claimed involvement.
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Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Baghdad
Hillah
Abu Musab al- Zarqawi
al-Qaida
al-Zarqawi
Osama bin Laden
U.S
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