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...mother's blood-sugar level during pregnancy may be a powerful - but easily controllable - contributor to childhood obesity, according to a large new study by researchers with Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research (CHR). The study, published in the September issue of Diabetes Care, found that mothers with untreated gestational diabetes - a form of the disease that occurs only during pregnancy - were nearly twice as likely to bear overweight children, compared with healthy moms. And the data showed that some mothers with "normal" blood-sugar readings were at risk as well: pregnant women with blood-sugar levels...
...Pollution. Getting these public transportation projects finished is important because cars have become a major contributor to Beijing's noxious air, and 1,000 more are registered in the city every day. City officials said Monday that air quality is improving, but the rarity of blue skies in the capital shows that much work still needs to be done. On most days it seems unwise to go for a jog, much less run an Olympic marathon. But Beijing could have one unique contingency plan. "A temporary measure - which perhaps no government in the world except for China could...
...demonstrates fairness and courage. These traits were evident in his timely and provocative essay. Williams reminds us that racism is still part of American politics and convincingly demonstrates the bankruptcy of the Republican campaign rhetoric that promotes its institution. It is good to see that he is a TIME contributor, and I look forward to many more of his insights...
Ironically, it is air conditions that are a main contributor to global warming, prompting scientists to look for ways to mitigate the heat in the short-term without contributing to its even greater pitfalls in the long-term...
...girl's father, prominent businessman and Kennedy contributor Paul Verrochi, who confronted his daughter about the affair, after being told of it by neighbors, according to press reports. Despite an upbringing that included a uniformed chauffeur, Verrochi's daughter began baby sitting the Kennedy children when she was at the local middle school. According to longtime Cohasset resident Dan Collins, the two families were such good friends that "Michael Kennedy would call her parents and say they were going to be out late and that she should just sleep over." The teenager ended the relationship shortly before leaving for Boston...