One of the missions of Project Heart is to promote heart-healthy nutrition and exercise for kids and their families. 

"In the News" shares current news stories relevant to those topics. 

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August 31, 2010
Returning to Classrooms, and to Severe Headaches
Read the "Well" blog in the New York Times:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/returning-to-classrooms-and-to-severe-headaches/?ref=health

August 22, 2010
Better food for thought: Local districts offer less fat, more imagination in effort to make students healthier
Read the Houston Chronicle article:
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7166325.html

August 17, 2010
Study: 1 in 5 US teenagers has slight hearing loss
Read the Houston Chronicle article:
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/health/7157642.html

August 16, 2010
The Claim: More Sugar Leads to More Cavities
Read the New York Times "Health" column:
www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/health/17real.html?ref=health

August 2010
Young athletes' health starts off field
Read the Baylor College of Medicine "Findings" newsletter:
www.bcm.edu/findings/vol8/is7/10aug_n2.html

August 11, 2010
Why kids should skip the school bus
Read about the research study in FUTURITY.ORG:
www.futurity.org/health-medicine/why-kids-should-skip-the-school-bus/

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Updated August 31, 2010

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