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Anti-steroid programs work in short term
Nov 29 2007 9:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Programs designed to reduce performance-enhancing drug use among teenage athletes are effective in the short term, but their impact over longer periods of time is unclear, a report by the Government Accountability Office concluded.
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Graveyard shift work linked to cancer
Nov 29 2007 8:25PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Like UV rays and diesel exhaust fumes, working the graveyard shift will soon be listed as a "probable" cause of cancer. It is a surprising step validating a concept once considered wacky. And it is based on research that finds higher rates of breast and prostate cancer among women and men whose work day starts after dark.
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Graveyard shift work linked to cancer
Nov 29 2007 8:25PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Like UV rays and diesel exhaust fumes, working the graveyard shift will soon be listed as a "probable" cause of cancer. It is a surprising step validating a concept once considered wacky. And it is based on research that finds higher rates of breast and prostate cancer among women and men whose work day starts after dark.
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Report: Sex main cause of HIV in China
Nov 29 2007 6:41PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - Sex has overtaken drug use as the main cause of HIV infections in China, leading to worries the disease may spread outside of high-risk groups into the general population, according to experts and a report released Thursday.
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Program to fight obesity in kids expands
Nov 29 2007 6:39PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Ivonne Borrero liked that her son's teacher was pushing him to do good work. She just didn't like the rewards: The pizza parties and Burger King coupons weren't helping 11-year-old Jose's waistline.
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Program to fight obesity in kids expands
Nov 29 2007 6:39PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Ivonne Borrero liked that her son's teacher was pushing him to do good work. She just didn't like the rewards: The pizza parties and Burger King coupons weren't helping 11-year-old Jose's waistline.
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Measles deaths down 91 percent in Africa
Nov 29 2007 6:38PM (CT)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Africa has slashed deaths from measles by 91 percent since 2000 with an immunization drive, a rare success story for the continent, health officials said Thursday.
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