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Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical

Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical Reading, writing, arithmetic _ and PE?

Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate

Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus

WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday.

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report.

Shuttered NM plant resumes making peanut butter

The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials say their coveted natural and organic butters could be back on store shelves within a month.