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To fight childhood obesity: drop that bottle, baby!

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:30:31 MDT

To fight childhood obesity: drop that bottle, baby!

By Lindsay Whitehurst | The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 22, 2013 11:30PM MDT

Letting a baby decide when he or she is full — instead of urging longer feedings — could help prevent childhood obesity, according to a new study from Brigham Young University. Breast-feeding seems to help, perhaps because it allows babies to stop eating on their own more easily than with a bottle, according to the research published in Pediatric Obesity. The study found formula-fed children were 2 1/2 times more likely to become obese toddlers than babies who were breast-fed for the first six...

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Angelina Jolie says she had a preventive double mastectomy

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:05:02 MDT

Angelina Jolie says she had a preventive double mastectomy

The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 06:05AM MDT

LOS ANGELES • Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for Tuesday’s New York Times under the headline, “My Medical Choice.” She writes that between early February and late April she completed three months of surgical procedures to remove both breasts. Jolie, 37, writes...

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More women choosing proactive surgery like Angelina Jolie

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:40:52 MDT

More women choosing proactive surgery like Angelina Jolie

By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 15, 2013 11:40AM MDT

Brenda Carlisle was a freshman in college when she watched her mother die of breast cancer. “She was pretty sick. It metastasized to her liver, and she had chemo, but at that point there was very little they could do for her,” Carlisle said. Her mother was 56 years old. “It was like the rock of the world was taken away.” Now 50 herself, the intake coordinator at New Vision drug treatment center at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful said she’s increasingly wondering whether her mother carried a ge...

Utahns hit the Salt Lake City streets for Race for the Cure

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:40:41 MDT

Utahns hit the Salt Lake City streets for Race for the Cure

Updated May 11, 2013 05:40PM MDT

Utahns turned out en masse Saturday morning at Salt Lake City’s Library Square for the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The race raises money for breast cancer research, screenings, treatment and awareness programs.