Worksite fitness programs boost participation and activity
A study from the Journal of the American Medical Association shows on the job fitness programs at four Johnson & Johnson firms increased vigorous activity by 104 percent versus 33 percent at sites with only health screenings. Among 2,600 employees, about one third of sedentary men and one fifth of sedentary women began exercising within two years.
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Chicago
Steven N
Blair
Institute of Aerobics Research
Dallas
Journal of the American Medical Association
Johnson & Johnson
Brunswick, N.J
Catholic High Schools Meet Needs of Low Income Students
A Ford Foundation backed study finds Catholic high school students from low income families receive comparable education and outcomes to wealthier peers. Researchers based conclusions on surveys of 1,848 principals and teachers and 7,551 students across 106 schools with varying low income representation.
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Washington
National Catholic Educational Association
NCEA
Dear Ann Landers column letters on bankers wives and personal truths
A Nebraska reader defends bankers amid misperceptions of wealth and risk, while another asks how to handle past sexual history and herpes before marrying Mr Wonderful. Ann advises disclosure of herpes and abortion, and corrects a record on the greatest-seller question, noting Irving Berlin's White Christmas outsells Thriller.
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Ann Landers
Somone
Omaha
Nebraska
Ann
Bone
Wonderful
Michael Jackson
J.L
L.A
Irving Berlin
Campaign to Cut Teen Births Targets Five Years
The Children's Defense Fund launches a five year drive to cut teen pregnancy, citing 1.1 million teen pregnancies in 1983 and 500 000 births. Marion Wright Edelman says teen pregnancy traps youth and crosses lines of race and class as it rivals rates in other nations.
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Washington
Children’s Defense Fund
Marion Wright Edelman
Dream Pill Promises Easy Weight Loss While You Sleep
Newport Beach ad touts a new pill claiming ten pounds lost in ten days with no dieting or exercise. It credits L-arginine and L-ornithine for boosting growth hormone, letting adults eat freely yet thin down. The pitch includes a 30 or 60 day supply with a full refund and 24 hour ordering.
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U.S
Newport Beach
Calif
Robert Harris
Stafford Springs
Connecticut
Life Extension
Dark Pearson
Sandy Shaw
MIT
UCLA
Dream Pill
MasterCard
C.O.D
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OCWC
Ottawa Christian Women’s Club
Ottawa University Mowbray
Chris Campbell
Karen Kelly
Salina
Dee Andrews
S. Poplar
Linkage For
Ricci Noka
Black Elementary
Eau Claire
Nicci Noka
Reagan
Broyhill
Ottawa
S. Main
Don Sellers
Chuck Kaniper
Sewing Machine Sales & Service
Albright’s
Sandy
Durk
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