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CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source

Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.

BSU: Hoosiers getting fatter, faster

There are a third more overweight and obese Hoosiers than just two decades ago, according to a new report from Ball State University. And that is a higher rate

IN-IL border at risk for Lyme disease

Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention,

Birth control ruling rattles Catholics

A federal order requiring religious-based employers such as Catholic colleges to provide birth control coverage to female employees starting next year is

Bars get break in amended smoking ban bill

The Indiana House has added an 18-month exemption for bars to a bill calling for a broad statewide smoking ban in a move that sponsors hope will help it win

3 FW hospitals make best in US list

The Lutheran Health Network (LHN) and Parkview Hospital announced Friday that Dupont, Lutheran and Parkview hospitals in Fort Wayne made the U.S. News & World

Survey: 70% support state smoking ban

According to results of a recent survey, the majority of Hoosiers support a law that would prohibit smoking in all public places, including restaurants and

School lunches to get healthier under new guidelines

School lunches are getting the first major nutritional overhaul in more than 15 years. Most will have less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection of

Poll: 70 percent of Indiana voters support smoking ban

A poll commissioned by the American Heart Association indicates 70 percent of Indiana voters support a ban on smoking workplaces, restaurants and bars. 

Botox help IN prof. regain voice

A southwest Indiana professor is sounding his approval for a procedure that allowed him to get his voice back after seven years of talking in a raspy whisper.

Tobacco sales to teens drop drastically

Fewer than 5% of all stores inspected by Indiana State Excise Police last year sold tobacco products to teenagers.

Go Red for Women on February 3

The American Heart Association is urging people to help fight heart disease among women by wearing red or displaying it at their business on February 3.

FDA fines Red Cross $9.5 million

After inspecting 16 branches of the American Red Cross, including the one in Fort Wayne, the Food and Drug Administration issued $9.59 million in fines for

Student chosen for tobacco awareness program

A student from North Side High School is Fort Wayne has been chosen as the ISHAA Role Model to help encourage others to lead tobacco-free lives.

Ronald McDonald House marks 10 years

The Ronald McDonald House at Parkview is celebrating ten years of helping families. During that time nearly 10,000 families have stayed there at no cost.

Babies try lip-reading in learning to talk

Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. New research suggests they're lip-readers too. It happens during that magical stage when a baby's babbling

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Future of 122nd addressed today in FW

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