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<p>New Muppet Dr. Ruster, center, with, from left, Grover, Rosita, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Ernie and Bert on April 10, 2012. Dr. Valentin Fuster, a cardiologist at New YorkÕs Mount Sinai Hospital who Dr. Ruster is based on, teamed up with Sesame Street on a project to improve kidsÕ health, and it has shown progress in a study in Colombia. In 2014, the project is planned to launch in New York in what sponsors hope will be a first step to fight childhood obesity nationwide.</p>

<p>New Muppet Dr. Ruster, center, with, from left, Grover, Rosita, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Ernie and Bert on April 10, 2012. Dr. Valentin Fuster, a cardiologist at New YorkÕs Mount Sinai Hospital who Dr. Ruster is based on, teamed up with Sesame Street on a project to improve kidsÕ health, and it has shown progress in a study in Colombia. In 2014, the project is planned to launch in New York in what sponsors hope will be a first step to fight childhood obes…

January 25, 2014

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