Health and Fitness
Pink hair? You bet, to fund breast cancer research
Most parents might discourage their daughters from getting pink hair, but not Sharon Sparks. She and her 16-year-old daughter, Haley, are planning a mother-daughter outing to Pacific Sun Salon and Spa in Chesapeake to decorate their hair with pink extensions. It's a sign of solidarity as Sparks, 47, fights breast cancer.
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Local Run of the Week
This week we picked the 13.1 mile route of the Rock n' Roll Half Marathon to prepare local runners for this weekend's big run. If you give it a go, come back and let us know how it went.
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Health and Fitness
- Pink hair? You bet, to fund breast cancer research
- Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise
- 'Healthy You' helps children shed pounds, future problems
- Kenyans sweep half marathon for the fourth time in six years
- Watch out for drug names that look and sound alike
- Fish oil appears to help against heart failure
- Local man to run entire east coast
- SIDS-help recipient finds way to repay supporters
- I did it! Victor Bakkar's weight loss story
- This serve-yourself shop caters to Skinny Dippers
Health and Medicine
- Out-of-pocket health care costs expected to rise
- ODU study touts success of Norfolk's mental health courts
- Bowling alley food worker in N.C. has hepatitis
- Norfolk backs new Bon Secours plan for DePaul
- In a complicated industry, some doctors go it alone
- Citing budget cuts, state ends caregivers' small benefits
- Norfolk mosquito pools test positive for West Nile virus
- CHKD picks Chesapeake site for $24M facility
- Hearing on smaller Norfolk DePaul hospital postponed again
- Beach meningitis survivor encourages others to get vaccine
National Health News
- List of medications with potential safety problems
- FDA posts list of potential problem drugs
- Gene domino effect behind brain, pancreatic tumors
- FDA orders stronger warnings for 4 arthritis drugs
- Study: New way to spot breast cancer shows promise
- Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism
- Heart defibrillator shock can signal more trouble
- Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's
- Modest brain test benefit seen with brisk walking
- E. coli outbreak in Oklahoma kills 1, sickens 200
Sports, Fitness and Recreation Events
| Wed., Sep, '06 to Sat., Sep, '08 | Khedive Shriners Golf Classic | LIttle Creek Amphisous Base - Eagle Haven |
| Mon., Jan, '08 to Fri., Nov, '08 | Salsa Party | Mambo Room |
| Wed., Jan, '08 to Sun., Nov, '08 | Latin Dance Party | Mambo Room |
| Fri., Jan, '08 to Wed., Dec, '08 | Chicago Style Steppin' | Mambo Room |
| Thu., May, '08 to Mon., Dec, '08 | Pilates |
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