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CGH panel alters stanceSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 9:53AMMOREHEAD CITY — Hospital officials Tuesday reversed a decision made more than three years ago that disallowed certain surgical procedures for weight loss.

Cheers & JeersSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 9:19AMCHEER: To Kathy Lindert of Montville, who will be one of the coaches of Face Off USA's Weight Loss Challenge, a contest sponsored by Omni-Health Professionals in Oakland. Lindert is a certified hypno-counselor.

This is a Backgrounder On EuropeSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 9:12AMGreat Britain is a founding member of NATO. It is currently fighting wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, but is spending less of its gross domestic product (GDP) on its armed forces than at any point since the Great Depression.

Notebook: Era ends with Barber's departureSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 8:18AMAn era has ended on the South Jersey wrestling coaching scene.

Tackling Childhood Obesity With Get Up, Get Out And Go!Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:34AMGetting children involved in finding ways to become more physically active can not only make them more aware of local recreational opportunities, but can even help increase their own physical activity. That's the result of a study examining the role of seven national parks in contributing to the health of today's youth. The study was conducted by researchers from a variety of disciplines at ...

Cutting Obesity In Black, Latino New YorkersSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 5:18AMA $6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has funded the creation of ORBIT: Obesity Related Behavioral Intervention Trials to focus on reducing obesity and obesity-related deaths in New York City's African-American and Latino communities. "African-Americans and Latinos have been disproportionately affected by the obesity epidemic, and its related risks for ...

Eating disorder centers want funds restoredSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 4:06AMSupporters of the three Comprehensive Care Centers for Eating Disorders pleaded Friday for the state to restore its funding for the upcoming budget year.

RELIGION CALENDARFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:52PMSubmit faith-based events, special services at your place of worship or other religion-related happenings at CITIZEN-TIMES.com/submit, e-mail your events to Features Editor Bruce Steele at BSteele@CITIZEN-TIMES.com and Faith Reporter Carole Terrell at cterrell@citizen-times.com or fax them to 251-0585.

Cornell's freshmen stand aside, wait for their turn to danceFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 10:55PMFor a brief four-minute stint in the first half of Cornell's game at Harvard on Feb. 19, Big Red freshman Errick Peck found himself matched up against Crimson standout Kyle Casey. Athletically, the two are the most gifted basketball players in the Ivy League's Class of 2013.