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Bush urges parents to get kids outdoors
Feb 1 2007 9:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Thursday that childhood obesity is a costly problem for the country and puts stress on American families.
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Bush urges parents to get kids outdoors
Feb 1 2007 9:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Thursday that childhood obesity is a costly problem for the country and puts stress on American families.
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Sex issues may signal other health risks
Feb 1 2007 8:52PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Doctors shouldn't shy away from asking patients about their sex lives, a new research paper advises. Researchers say problems in the bedroom can translate into serious medical conditions, and ignoring sexual dysfunction may mean missing early indicators for heart failure, depression or other ailments, according to a paper published in Friday's issue of The Lancet.
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CDC practices for the 'Big One'
Feb 1 2007 8:31PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - This was the Big One, a deadly flu epidemic. But fortunately it was a fake. So when U.S. health officials made some missteps in their largest-ever drill to prepare for a national outbreak of a deadly new flu, no one died.
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Flu advice would vary under U.S. plan
Feb 1 2007 8:29PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - In the worst case of a global flu epidemic, schools would close for three months and public events would be canceled.
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Flu advice would vary under U.S. plan
Feb 1 2007 8:29PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - In the worst case of a global flu epidemic, schools would close for three months and public events would be canceled.
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Flu advice would vary under U.S. plan
Feb 1 2007 8:29PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - In the worst case of a global flu epidemic, schools would close for three months and public events would be canceled.
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Altering virus coats may halt flu spread
Feb 1 2007 8:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Making a small change in the outer coating of the lethal 1918 flu virus was enough to stop it from spreading, a discovery that may help scientists monitor today's bird flu and other influenza strains for signs of the next pandemic.
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Gov't prepares for bird-flu pandemic
Feb 1 2007 6:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Early signs suggest this year's record supply of flu vaccine could exceed demand, and the potential financial blow to the drug industry could diminish its interest in serving this market just as the U.S. government tries to prepare for a possible bird-flu pandemic.
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Nutrition tips for Super Bowl Sunday
Feb 1 2007 3:52PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - For many football fans, Super Bowl Sunday is a greasy junk food orgy of chicken wings, nachos, gooey pizza and seven-layer bean dip. But health experts say it doesn't have to be a dieter's nightmare.
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Mayor of Jakarta claims bird flu victory
Feb 1 2007 1:10PM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia claimed a major victory in the fight against bird flu Thursday, saying the heart of the capital had been cleared of backyard fowl and that residents elsewhere were handing in chickens for slaughter.
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Marriott to drop trans fats at hotels
Feb 1 2007 12:51PM (CT)
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Marriott International Inc. said Thursday it will eliminate trans fats from the cooking oil used by its restaurants at more than 2,300 hotels in the United States and Canada.
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Hand sanitizer found to pose abuse risk
Feb 1 2007 9:45AM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Prison officials and poison control centers can add a new substance to their list of intoxicants _ hand sanitizer. A usually calm 49-year-old prisoner prompted a call to the Maryland Poison Control Center after guards found him red-eyed, combative and "lecturing everyone about life." Other inmates and staff reported the unidentified prisoner had been drinking from a gallon container of hand sanitizer, which is more than 70 percent alcohol, or over 140 proof, the center's directo
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Japan confirms virus in bird flu outbreak
Feb 1 2007 5:47AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese officials confirmed that a bird flu virus from the H5 family killed dozens of chickens in the fourth outbreak to hit the country's poultry stocks this year, an official said Thursday.
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Study: Binging a common eating disorder
Feb 1 2007 2:43AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Frequent binge eating is the country's most common eating disorder, far outpacing the better-known diet problems of anorexia and bulimia, according to a national survey.
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