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Obesity in the US - WSOCtv.com
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Washington PostObesity in the USWSOCtv.comWeight is measured in terms of body mass index (BMI). For adults, a healthy weight is a BMI of between 18.5 and 24.9. Overweight is a BMI of 25 to 29.9. A BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. Health experts say roughly 66 percent of American adults ...Fattest State Weighs Its Options WebMDFloridians among least obese in nation Bizjournals...
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European A/H1N1 flu infections exceed 10000 - Xinhua
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Telegraph.co.ukEuropean A/H1N1 flu infections exceed 10000XinhuaSTOCKHOLM, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A European health agency said on Friday that 641 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours. Of the new cases, 518 were confirmed in Britain, 20 in Spain, 7in France and Switzerland, ...Tamiflu policy was 'indefensible...
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Powerful sedative found in Jackson’s home
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A law enforcement official says the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home. Diprivan is an intravenous anesthetic drug widely used in operating rooms to induce unconsciousness. Also known as Propofol, it's very unusual to have in a private home
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India gay ruling boosts AIDS fight but stigma lingers
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian court ruling to decriminalize gay sex will boost the fight against AIDS, but a powerful stigma against homosexuality and uneven quality of healthcare will still hamper efforts, a top AIDS worker said.
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Healthcare reform hangs on cinching the cost to taxpayers - Christian Science Monitor
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Boston GlobeHealthcare reform hangs on cinching the cost to taxpayersChristian Science MonitorLatest effort to lower the federal price tag taps companies that don't offer health insurance to employees. They would pay an annual fee. By Gail Russell Chaddock | Staff writer/ July 3, 2009 edition The drive to overhaul healthcare gets under way in ...Revisions...
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Health Tip: Understanding Pre-Diabetes (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Before some people develop full-blown diabetes, their blood sugar is above normal, but not high enough to qualify for a diagnosis of diabetes.
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New Weapons in Fight Against TB? (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis might someday meet its match in two drugs now used to treat Parkinson's disease, suggests a new study.
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Many parents lack confidence in changing behavior
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many parents don't have enough self-confidence to implement and enforce changes in their child's behavior that will reduce the child's risk of obesity, researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston have found.
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Wealth, disability factors in alcohol-longevity tie
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Moderate drinkers are wealthier, more educated and less likely to be disabled than teetotalers, which explains some, but not all, of the association between moderate alcohol consumption and longer life, according to a new study.
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Fertility drug combo promising in older women (Reuters)
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Reuters - The combination of two drugs -- Femara (letrozole) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) -- could be of benefit in infertile women of advanced reproductive age undergoing intrauterine insemination, results of a study indicate.
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