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VIKINGS (4-3) AT 49ERS (2-5) A passing idea: SF might try ...
From the sublime to the ridiculous, that's the territory being trod by the Minnesota Vikings as they go from the New England Patriots to the 49ers in consecutive weeks. The sublime Pats toyed with the Vikes on Monday night in a 31-7 victory. The ridiculous Niners are up next. The contrast looks to be a pronounced one, yet it could end up being little more than a whisper if the 49ers come home to play and hang onto the football. "Anybody beats anybody in this deal,'' Vikings coach Brad Childress said. "You see that every week.'' Maybe so, but the anybodies who turn over the ball have much less of a chance of winning than the anybodies who do not. Wouldn't you know it, the 49ers are last in the league in turnover differential at minus-9, helped along by an NFL-high 11 lost fumbles.
Police Chief Fired For Encouraging Officers To Lose Weight
"Take a good look at yourself. If you are unfit, do yourself and everyone else a favor. See a professional about a proper diet and a fitness training program, quit smoking, limit alcohol intake and start thinking self-pride, confidence and respectability. And stop making excuses for delaying what you know you should have been doing years ago. We didn't hire you unfit and we don't want you working unfit. Don't mean to offend, this is just straight talk. I owe it to you." How would it make you feel? Would you take offense to it or would it spur you into action if you do have a problem with carrying around a few extra pounds? Well, just ask former Winter Haven, FL Police Chief Paul Goward because he is the author of that now-infamous e-mail. Disgusted by the weight gain that so many of his officers have experienced this year, Goward decided enough was enough on October 11th, so he sent the message to his 80-member team that he desires to see them strive to lose weight and get healthy.
Fat Intake During Midlife Unlikely to Increase Breast Cancer Risk
A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology provides additional evidence that dietary fat intake during midlife or later does not have a large impact on a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Although some studies have suggested that higher dietary fat intake may increase the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, a majority of these studies have used a type of study design that can be prone to bias. Studies that have used a more robust design generally have not found a link between dietary fat intake and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. To further explore the link between dietary fat intake and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, researchers evaluated information from the Nurses' Health Study. This study enrolled more than 120,000 female nurses.
Health Calendar
G.I. Trends and Treatment Lecture Series: Colorectal Cancer, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Crittenton Hospital Medical Center, 1101 W. University Drive, Rochester. (248) 652-5269. Look Good...Feel Better, information and cosmetic advice for women battling cancer. 2 p.m. Garden City Hospital, 6245 Inkster Road. (734) 458-4330. Flu shot clinics, sponsored by the University of Michigan Health System's Michigan Visiting Nurses. Through Oct. 30. Flu shots, $33; pneumonia shots, $82. Call for specific dates at area Busch's stores. (888) 547-7295 or www.umvn.org. Flu shot clinics, sponsored by the University of Michigan Health System's Michigan Visiting Nurses. 9:30 a.m.-noon. Flu shots, $33; pneumonia shots, $82. Ypsilanti Township Senior Center, 2025 E. Clark Road.
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