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'Slow' Carb Diet May Be Key to Weight Loss

They ate all they wanted, yet lost weight. They didn’t avoid fats or carbs. They didn’t count calories or eat prepackaged foods. Yet 11 obese 30-year-olds lost more weight than 12 of their peers on a conventional low-fat diet. And they lowered their risk of heart disease. They didn’t do …

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'04 Hurricane Insurance Claims Linger in Fla.

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. – Hurricane Ivan (search) washed three yachts into Jerry Hagn’s house, totaling it, but that was just the start of seven-months in what he likens to “The Twilight Zone” before getting an insurance settlement. With another hurricane season dawning June 1, more than 50,000 claims from the …

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Travelers' Time Flies During Airport Workouts

CHICAGO – When Harvey “Chip” Reed has a few hours to kill between flights at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (search), he doesn’t wander aimlessly or fill up on fast food. He works out. He is among airline passengers who squeeze in a little exercise during layovers or flight delays. It’s …

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