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(CBS) Michelle Obama is no stranger to magazine covers, but her appearance on the cover of next month’s Better Homes and Gardens is a rare milestone. 군포출장업소 First lady’s European style Inside the magazine, Mrs. Obama talked about her efforts to keep her own family healthy. The first lady admitted that life in the White House took some getting used to. A visit to her daughters’ pediatrician encouraged her to make changes to her family’s diet, and she increased her time at the gym to make up for her more sedentary lifestyle, which she said has paid off. “I always tease him I’m in better shape than he is,” Mrs. Obama joked about her husband. “I can do long workouts. He’s the president.” The magazine spread features photos of Mrs. Obama hosting a picnic with the fifth grade class from Harriet Tubman Elementary School, using vegetables from her White House garden. The first lady, who has made fighting childhood obesity one of her personal causes, added in the interview that parents need to encourage healthy eating. “Children’s habits can be changed so much easier than adults,” says the first lady, who has made fighting childhood obesity her personal cause. “They don’t have control over their diets – we do.” The August 2011 issue of Better Homes and Gardens is on newsstands now. If you treasured this article so you...

(AP) DANANG, Vietnam – Vo Duoc fights back tears while sharing the news that broke his heart: A few days ago he received test results confirming he and 11 family members have elevated levels of dioxin lingering in their blood. The family lives in a two-story house near a former U.S. military base in Danang where the defoliant Agent Orange was stored during the Vietnam War, which ended nearly four decades ago. Duoc, 58, sells steel for a living and has diabetes, while his wife battles breast cancer and their daughter has remained childless after suffering repeated miscarriages. For years, Duoc thought the ailments were unrelated, but after seeing the blood tests he now suspects his family unwittingly ingested dioxin from Agent Orange-contaminated fish, vegetables and well water. Dioxin, a persistent chemical linked to cancer, birth defects and other disabilities, has seeped into Vietnam’s soils and watersheds, creating a lasting war legacy that remains a thorny issue between the former foes. Washington has been slow to respond, but on Thursday the U.S. for the first time will begin cleaning up dioxin from Agent Orange that was stored at the former military base, now part of Danang’s airport. “It’s better late than never that the U.S. government is cleaning up the environment for our children,” Duoc said in Danang, surrounded by family members sitting on plastic stools. “They have to...