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Vitamin D cuts colon cancer death risk: study (Reuters)

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Vitamin D cuts colon cancer death risk: study (Reuters)

Reuters - People with higher vitamin D levels are less likely to die of colorectal cancer, researchers said on Tuesday, but the vitamin does not appear to affect the chances of dying from any other type of cancer.

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Obese people face bigger cancer risk, study finds (AFP)

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Obese people face bigger cancer risk, study finds (AFP)

An obese woman walks in a street in Caen, western France. Obese people have a higher risk of certain kinds of cancer, according to a report which found that red meat and processed meats cause bowel cancer.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - Obese people have a higher risk of certain kinds of cancer, according to a report Wednesday which found that red meat and processed meats cause bowel cancer.

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Vitamin D may not reduce cancer deaths (AP)

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Vitamin D may not reduce cancer deaths (AP)

AP - A large new study found no sign that vitamin D lowers the overall risk of dying from cancer, injecting a note of caution to the latest vitamin craze. The exception: People with more vitamin D in their blood did have a significantly lower risk of death from colorectal cancer, supporting earlier findings.

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W.Va. unveils tool to help fight obesity (AP)

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possiblefraudstart “us.rd.yahoo.com” possiblefraudend W.Va. unveils tool to help fight obesity (AP)

health benefits group UniCare. The group plans to provide training to doctors and their staffs in obesity prevention and body mass index measurement. . (AP photo/Steven Wayne Rotsch,Governor’s office)” border=”0″ />AP - West Virginia is hoping that a little wheel can make a big difference in the state’s obesity problem. The wheel is a body mass index calculator, a low-tech tool that will! be distributed to doctors across the state as part of a new effort to get physicians to recognize obesity early in their patients.

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Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 30, 2007 (HealthDay)

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Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 30, 2007 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesyof Thomson CenterWatch:

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