Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Fewer teens lighting up across U.S.

Posted by admin on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 03:42 AM

	Sanmeshia Johnson, 16, and Kara Schultz, 18, sat on traffic barricades Thursday afternoon outside the Volusia Mall, surrounded by a cloud of smoke from their friends' cigarettes. Read full article: 'Fewer teens lighting up across U.S.'

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Articles: Surgery'doesn't turn fat into fit'

Posted by admin on Friday, June 18, 2004 - 03:36 AM

	LIPOSUCTIONING your waistline can help reduce fatness but not increase fitness, reveals a new study. Read full article: 'Surgery'doesn't turn fat into fit''

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Articles: HEALTH NEWS IN BRIEF: Disorder affects 1 in 15 women

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 08:09 AM

	A hormonal disorder marked by infertility, acne, weight gain and excess hair affects more women of childbearing age than experts previously believed. Read full article: 'HEALTH NEWS IN BRIEF: Disorder affects 1 in 15 women'

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Articles: Elderly Suicides Linked to Illnesses

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 06:49 AM

	Increased suicide risk among elderly people is associated with many common illnesses that affect older people, says a new Canadian study. Read full article: 'Elderly Suicides Linked to Illnesses'

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Articles: Better diet 'would save millions'

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 04:33 AM

	Malnutrition is the underlying cause if more than half of all child deaths, experts have warned. Read full article: 'Better diet 'would save millions''

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Articles: Food giants ordered to cut salt

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 04:31 AM

	The government has told leading food manufacturers they are not taking sufficient steps to cut salt levels in processed products. Read full article: 'Food giants ordered to cut salt'

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Articles: Test 'may predict menopause date'

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 04:28 AM

	Scientists have developed a method which they say could predict when a woman will go through the menopause. Read full article: 'Test 'may predict menopause date''

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Articles: Baker nudges carbophobic back to bread

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 01:23 AM

	A baker who lost nearly half his customers to the low-carb craze has tapped Dan Brown's best-selling novel for an Atkins alternative called the "Da Vinci Diet" that he hopes will bring people back to bread. Read full article: 'Baker nudges carbophobic back to bread'

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Articles: Study links license renewal, elder deaths

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 01:21 AM

	States that require drivers to renew their licenses in person have a 17 percent lower fatality rate among drivers 85 and older, according to a study. Read full article: 'Study links license renewal, elder deaths'

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Articles: Tools may have been contaminated

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 01:18 AM

	A hospital notified 177 patients that they may have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis because equipment used to check their digestive systems might not have been properly cleaned. Read full article: 'Tools may have been contaminated'

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