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¿Cómo se dice “yum” en español?
by Danielle Alvarez, beat blogger

Of all people, I am definitely one who travels with food in mind. I’m looking forward to French cheese, Swiss chocolate, Italian pasta so on. Unfortunately, I hardly have a stomach of steel so like many other travelers I have to be very careful with what [...]

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by Danielle Alvarez, beat blogger

Record-breaking Wedding

 The world’s heaviest man lost nearly half his body weight over four years, and gained his other half last Sunday.
On Oct. 26th, Manuel Uribe, the man who once weighed in at 1,230 pounds, married his girlfriend Claudio Solis of four years.
The civil ceremony took place in northern Mexico with over [...]

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On the Campaign Trail
by Danielle Alvarez

On the campaign trail, presidential candidates have made health care reform a dominant issue. And why not? There is a clear and immediate problem with the inequality and efficiency of our country’s health programs. Even more unfortunate is the fact that
we’re hardly alone in this struggle. The World Health [...]

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This Week’s Topics: Malaria, Obesity, Mediterranean Diet, and Abortion
Complied By Danielle Alvarez, beat blogger
Malaria

On Wednesday, Sept. 24th, the United Nations held a meeting on the Millennium Development Goals. One important topic on the agenda was a discussion on the world’s fight against the blight of malaria in Africa. The disease continues to kill nearly 3,000 children [...]

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