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Type 2 diabetes surges in people younger than 20
March 21, 2011 03:25 
washingtonpost.com
U.S. cases in those under 20 have grown from almost zero to tens of thousands in just over a decade.
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Post hosts summit on childhood obesity epidemic
March 21, 2011 03:00
washingtonpost.com
Last week, Washington Post Live hosted a summit on the health crisis and childhood obesity. Those in the Post auditorium and watching online heard how children have become so sedentary they don’t even know how to jump rope and how our...
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Electric-assist bikes, or e-bikes, gaining toehold in U.S. market
February 16, 2011 05:04
washingtonpost.com
Electric-assist bikes, powered by rechargeable batteries. are gaining ground because they save gas and expand mobility.
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Diesel report’s publication delayed as industry demands to see documents first
December 31, 1969 06:00
washingtonpost.com
Publication of a landmark government study probing whether diesel engine exhaust causes lung cancer in miners — already 20 years in the making — has been delayed by industry and congressional insistence on seeing study data and documents before...
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