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Archive for February 9th, 2010

US First Lady leads push against childhood obesity (AFP)

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US First Lady leads push against childhood obesity (AFP)

US First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents.

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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 9, 2010 (HealthDay)

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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 9, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:

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Health Tip: Protect Your Child at Day Care (HealthDay)

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Health Tip: Protect Your Child at Day Care (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Children who attend day care are at
increased risk of getting sick or acquiring an infection.

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Medicare Cost-Saving Moves Can Backfire (HealthDay)

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Medicare Cost-Saving Moves Can Backfire (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) — After Medicare sweetened
payments for simple office-based endoscopic procedures, doctors in one New
York City practice performed many more in-office bladder biopsies, but the
volume of hospital procedures stayed roughly the same, a new study
finds.

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Cancer Risk (HealthDay)">Soft Drinks Could Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

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Soft Drinks Could Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) — People who down two or more soft
drinks a week may have double the risk of developing deadly pancreatic
cancer, compared to non-soda drinkers, new research suggests.

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