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Topic: Health

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Sugary drinks tied to extra pounds in preschoolers

Posted by: Admin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 09:07 AM (3152 Reads)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preschool children who are regularly given sugary drinks between meals are more likely to be overweight than their peers, new study findings suggest.

Read full article: 'Sugary drinks tied to extra pounds in preschoolers' (372 words more)

Umbilical Cord Beats Marrow for Leukemia Transplants

Posted by: Admin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 09:01 AM (2988 Reads)

HealthDay News) -- Transplanted blood cells from umbilical cords appear to give better results than the bone marrow transplants that have been standard for leukemia patients, a new study finds.

Read full article: 'Umbilical Cord Beats Marrow for Leukemia Transplants' (590 words more)

Vaccine blocks deadly form of meningitis

Posted by: Admin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 08:53 AM (2436 Reads)

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A vaccine targeting a deadly strain of meningitis proved to be safe and highly effective in protecting African children, researchers said on Friday, raising hope that it may help prevent epidemics that afflict many African countries.

Read full article: 'Vaccine blocks deadly form of meningitis' (475 words more)

Violence pervasive in PG-13 flicks, study shows

Posted by: Admin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 08:50 AM (2570 Reads)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While PG-13-rated films contain material that's inappropriate for anyone under 13 years old, they are often aimed at young teenagers -- and the great majority of these movies contain some level of violence, according to new study findings.

Read full article: 'Violence pervasive in PG-13 flicks, study shows' (367 words more)

Vitamin D Cuts Cancer Risk: Study

Posted by: Admin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 08:45 AM (2157 Reads)

(HealthDay News) -- Boosting your vitamin D intake can dramatically reduce your risk of breast and other cancers, a new study found.

Read full article: 'Vitamin D Cuts Cancer Risk: Study' (966 words more)

Water-Rich, Low-Fat Foods Encourage Weight Loss

Posted by: Admin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 08:43 AM (2410 Reads)

(HealthDay News) -- If you're trying to lose weight, eating the right foods may be more effective than eating less, U.S. researchers say.

Read full article: 'Water-Rich, Low-Fat Foods Encourage Weight Loss' (248 words more)

Women's midlife weight key to future diabetes risk

Posted by: Admin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 08:39 AM (2622 Reads)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People carrying excess weight who aim to ward off diabetes should try to lose the pounds before they reach middle age, Australian researchers suggest.

Read full article: 'Women's midlife weight key to future diabetes risk' (353 words more)

Aftereffects of prostate cancer treatments vary

Posted by: Admin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 12:42 AM (3072 Reads)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men faced with deciding what prostate cancer treatment to opt for should weigh the fact that surgery, external beam radiation therapy, and radioactive seed implants (brachytherapy) have different effects on subsequent quality of life, according to a report in the medical journal Cancer.

Read full article: 'Aftereffects of prostate cancer treatments vary' (284 words more)

Americans register importance of organ donation

Posted by: Admin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 12:40 AM (2102 Reads)

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Half of adults in the United States say they have registered as an organ donor but only a quarter of those have told their family, according to a new survey.

Read full article: 'Americans register importance of organ donation' (348 words more)

Multimedia tool kit adds patient evaluation tool to improve early diagnosis

Posted by: Admin on Monday, June 11, 2007 - 12:34 AM (1886 Reads)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing a revision to the multimedia educational physicians´ tool kit to help provide earlier diagnosis, management and appropriate referral for patients with concussions. One of the key components in the revised kit is the Acute Concussion Evaluation (ACE) assessment tool which can help physicians with their initial evaluation and diagnosis for patients of all ages with a known or suspected concussion.

Read full article: 'Multimedia tool kit adds patient evaluation tool to improve early diagnosis' (515 words more)

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