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Parents Can Take Steps to Boost Kids' Health, Well-Being
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SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As children head back to
school, parents can help make sure their little ones stay healthy and
happy all year, an expert suggests.
09/04/2010 11:48 PM
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Cholera outbreak 'covered up' in China
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Authorities in eastern China covered up an outbreak of cholera for 12 days out of fears that publicising the often fatal disease would shock the local population, state press said Sunday.
09/05/2010 01:56 AM
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Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad
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Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people.
09/04/2010 06:35 AM
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UN chief warns economy must not derail millennium goals
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Saturday the world must devote the same resources to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as it did to tackling the global economic crisis.
09/04/2010 02:34 PM
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SKorean foreign minister in scandal offers to quit
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South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan offered to resign Saturday amid accusations of nepotism over the hiring of his daughter for a ministry job, officials said.
09/04/2010 06:51 AM
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No Surprise: Walking, Cycling Linked to Healthier Weights
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SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new study confirms what
seems obvious: people who live in communities where walking and cycling
are common are less likely to be overweight or obese.
09/04/2010 11:48 PM
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Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists
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Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.
09/03/2010 03:35 PM
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Odds of getting new kidney uneven
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People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.
09/03/2010 01:13 PM
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Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment
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Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.
09/03/2010 08:30 AM
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Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races
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Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researcher...
09/03/2010 12:23 PM
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U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report
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An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.
09/03/2010 03:01 AM
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UK booze consumption in biggest fall for 60 years
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Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alcohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday.
09/03/2010 09:30 AM
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Corrected: An outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads
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It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together.
09/03/2010 01:09 PM
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Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines business
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Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales talks with rival companies.
09/03/2010 04:23 PM
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Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists
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Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.
09/03/2010 04:07 PM
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Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA
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A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates.
09/03/2010 05:22 PM
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Early day care may promote eczema development
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Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany.
09/03/2010 05:19 PM
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Timer may help kids' bladder control problems
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Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests.
09/03/2010 05:24 PM
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Antidepressant patch doesn't help smokers quit
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An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows.
09/03/2010 05:20 PM
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NASA advises Chile on trapped, isolated miners
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A team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves.
09/03/2010 08:10 PM
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