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• FitFuture fest encourages children to adopt healthy habits

  Third- and fourth-graders are invited to the free event.

• Shopping bag: SurfShelf lets you browse the Net while you exercise

  Shopping bag

• Home workout: 'Dance off the Inches' is easy to follow

  Home workout

• Get the facts you need to lower your breast cancer risk

  There's a new movement in breast cancer, and the focus is on survivorship.

• How well are you keeping up with health and diet news?

  See how well you’re keeping up with the latest health and diet news.

• In the news: Those 100-calorie packs may not lead to weight loss

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• Kids' flu death risk higher when staph infection involved, study says

  More children have died from flu because they also had staph infections, according to a new government report that urges parents to have their kids get the flu shot.

• As the body ages, exercises have to adapt to the changes

  Trainers recommend including exercises for flexibility and balance.

• Fort Worth's first islet cell transplant offers hope to diabetics

  An Oklahoma woman is the first person to undergo the promising procedure in Fort Worth.

• EPA doesn't plan to take toxic chemical out of water

  Federal regulators said Friday that they don't plan to try to rid drinking water supplies of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient that has been found in 35 states, including Texas.

• FDA: Tiny bits of melamine OK in most foods

  No melamine-related illnesses have been reported in the U.S. The guidelines don't apply to baby formula.

• Forest Hill hip-hop concert will feature free HIV/AIDS testing

  City leaders and AIDS advocates have teamed to promote free HIV/AIDS testing during the first-ever Forest Hill Leadership Concert.

• Man 'cut in two' finds strength to carry on

  It was like a monster chewing him up, he says.

• Carroll officials dispute salon’s head lice warning

  Most schools in the district have had few or no cases of head lice this fall, officials say.

• Ending senior isolation is at heart of several Northeast United Way programs

  The goal of several programs is to include more senior citizens in their communities.

• Contaminated candy found in Connecticut

  The FDA warns against eating Chinese-made candy and coffee products.

• Scientists trace origin of AIDS virus to 100 years ago

  The best previous estimate was around 1930.

• $20 flu shots now available in Tarrant County

  Tarrant County Public Health begins offering flu shots today at its seven centers throughout the county for $20.

• $20 flu shots available in Tarrant County

  Tarrant County Public Health begins offering $20 flu shots Wednesday at its seven centers.

• For autumn's allergy sufferers, how to keep wads of tissue from piling up like so many fallen leaves

  Tips to keep you from wheezin' through the season.