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...once known as the adult-onset version of the disease, among children as young as 10 and 11. "Without some intervention, this is the first generation of young Americans, being born today, who are expected to have a shorter life span than their parents or grandparents," says Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, a Republican, who wrote a book about his 110-lb. weight loss and made a healthy America his top priority as chairman of the National Governors Association. That prediction of diminishing life expectancy was published last year in the New England Journal of Medicine by a group of university...
...late 2000 with one product, posted U.S. sales of more than $36 million last year--an increase of 250%--and about $2.4 million in Europe (up a respectable 200%) while the company was opening up Latin America and combatting piracy in Asia. "Our marketing strategy is universal," says Mike Staffaroni, CEO of HSL, which is based in Carrollton, Texas. From Day One, the company has aimed at controlled distribution and growth, maintaining mystique by selling at premium-priced, higher-end retailers and "nix to the likes of Wal-Mart or Target." It positions Heelys as sporting equipment, not toys, despite...
...putting away the rebound of Dufault’s initial shot into the left-side netting. Junior Dylan Reese then doubled Harvard’s lead at 13:35. The defenseman picked up a loose puck in the right circle and flicked it over Dartmouth netminder Mike Devine’s glove for his third goal of the year. Much like last week’s Game 3 against St. Lawrence, an energetic first period presaged success in the rest of the game. “It was hard to play catch-up all night,” said...
...more comfortable,” Cole says. “We’re going to get results. We’ve got all the potential in the world on this staff.” The NYIT Bears have won all three of their home games and feature infielder Mike LaLuna, who slugged .733 in series against Florida International and Albany. To recover from its three-game hole, the Crimson will need its young arms to lead the way. “We have the talent to do it,” Haviland says. —Staff writer Alex...
...official warnings about bird flu have been growing scarier in the past few days. In a speech last Sunday, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt advised folks to stock up on tuna fish and powdered milk in case the bird flu virus mutates into a form that could easily infect people. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns recently told reporters, "It would be almost biblical to think we would be protected." Then there was Robert Webster, the noted flu virologist from St. Jude Children's Research Center, who said on national television Tuesday night that he had a three-month supply...