Boston’s ambulance service has modified one of its vehicles so it can handle the increasing number of obese patients that require transportation.
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In a super-sized world, it was perhaps inevitable: Boston’s Emergency Medical Services this month will begin deploying an ambulance equipped with a hydraulic lift to ease transport of the heaviest patients.
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Title: Kids’ Behavior Not Linked to Obese Moms-to-Be
Category: Health News
Created: 12/28/2010 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/28/2010
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Previous research has suggested that moms who are overweight or obese before they get pregnant are at risk for having offspring with behavioral such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and cognitive problems, but a new study shows this is not the case.
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Are we making the animals around us fat? Obesity rates among people worldwide have soared over the last several decades — but it turns out that humans aren’t the only ones packing on the pounds. Find this story — as well as lonely turtles, piggybacking polar bears, oysters taking back their shells — and more in The Week in Animal News.
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Photo: Obesity rates among people worldwide have soared over the last several decades — but it turns out that humans aren’t the only ones packing on the pounds. According to a recent study from the University of Alabama, many animals that spend too much time living around humans are prone to becoming overweight, and researchers aren’t entirely sure why….Read the full story on TreeHugger
TUSCALOOSA — West Alabama has its first oversized ambulance to accommodate extremely overweight patients, a super-sized vehicle with a heavy-duty stretcher and a winch that can lift as much as 1,600 pounds.
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A UNC-Chapel Hill study finds that nearly 40 percent of overweight teenagers followed into adulthood had severe weight gains. 1B
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Obese teens are at risk of becoming severely obese as adults, according to a new study.
A Brazilian court ruled this week that McDonald’s must pay a
former franchise manager ,500 because he gained 65 pounds (30
kilograms) while working there for a dozen years.
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