Mistaken identities shock Michigan town as Cerak returns
In Gaylord and nearby Whitney, residents react to the shocking discovery that 19-year-old Indiana student Whitney Cerak, long believed dead from a Taylor University van crash, is alive and the supposed survivor Laura VanRyn had died. The error arose from misidentification by investigators and medical staff. The coroner apologized, noting no DNA or decisive tests were performed to confirm identities.
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Joe Duff
Whitney Cerak
Gaylord
Cerak
Indiana’s
Taylor University
Laura VanRyn
Ually
VanRyn
Whitney
Laura
Spectrum Health
Anne Veltema
Grant County
Ind
Ron Mowery
van- Ryn
Mowery
Arkansas weigh-in letters spark healthier habits nationwide
Arkansas two year weigh-in policy led to more pediatric visits for weight talks, higher fitness class attendance, and lower diet pill use among high schoolers. California Florida and Pennsylvania adopted similar programs while doctors say many families changed diets and routines. Some progress noted but overweight rates held steady at 38 percent first year. experts see potential to halt increase.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
California
Florida
Pennsylvania
Karen Young
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Young
Jim Raczynski
College of Public Health
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences
Report outlines restaurant tactics to curb obesity
Washington report funded by the FDA urges smaller portions more nutrition information and healthier sides with calorie dense items. Prepared by The Keystone Center the 136 page study notes Americans now eat a third of calories away from home and cites links between dining out and rising obesity while acknowledging restaurant choices remain consumer driven.
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Food and Drug Administration
Keystone Center
McDonald’s
Fast Food Nation
McDonald's
Sheila Cohn
National Restaurant Assn
Cohn
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