Exercise/Healthy Diet vs. IBS/Gut Pain. Levy took advantage of a large weight loss study led by University of Minnesota researcher Robert W. Jeffrey, PhD. Jeffrey and colleagues enrolled nearly 1,000 obese and overweight men and women in a weight loss study.
In 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established with U.S. approval, and Manuel Quezon was elected the countryâs first president. On July 4, 1946, full independence was granted to the Republic of the Philippines by the United States.n 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established with U.S. approval, and Manuel Quezon was elected the countryâs first president. On July 4, 1946, full independence was granted to the Republic of the Philippines by the United States.
On July 25, 1898, during the SpanishâAmerican War, the U.S. invaded Puerto Rico with a landing at GuÃ¡nica. As an outcome of the war, Spain ceded Puerto Rico, along with the Philippines and Guam, then under Spanish sovereignty, to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris. Spain relinquished sovereignty over Cuba, but did not cede it to the U.S. Later, Cuba became independent.