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    Germany launches national anti-obesity drive (AFP)

    The German government on Wednesday unveiled a bundle of measures and incentives to whip millions of overweight adults and children into shape.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The German government on Wednesday unveiled a bundle of measures and incentives to whip millions of overweight adults and children into shape.


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    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:58:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    CDC: About 8 percent of Americans have diabetes (AP)
    AP - The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, the government said Tuesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:33:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Scientists identify possible Alzheimer's gene (AP)
    AP - Scientists have identified a gene that may raise the risk of getting the most common kind of Alzheimer's disease by about 45 percent in people who inherit a certain form of it. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:20:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health insurance lags most in Southwest, CDC says (AP)
    AP - The Southwest has the lowest rate of health insurance coverage in the country, with 30 percent of non-elderly adults and 18 percent of children uninsured, according to a new government study. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:04:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Vaccine Stops Colon Cancer's Spread in Mice (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new vaccine to treat and prevent metastatic colon cancer appears to work in mice, researchers report. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:47:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- French radiologists report they've simplified a method of scanning the brain for signs of Alzheimer's disease, potentially making it easier to diagnose the mind-robbing condition. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:47:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new computerized program that helps parents and pediatricians adjust childhood immunization schedules when one or more vaccinations are missed has been developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:47:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Plastics expert wins $500K Lemelson-MIT award (AP)
    AP - Consumers have environmentally friendlier plastics, patients in clinical trials have a new device to treat clogged arteries and we all might get disease-treating nanoparticles inside our bodies thanks in part to the work of one man, the winner of this year's Lemelson-MIT Prize. -- read full article
    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:05:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Controversial obesity drug gets UK okay (Reuters)

    Subway riders walk through the turnstiles while leaving the U.S. Open in New York September 4, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Sanofi-Aventis won a final green light for its obesity drug Acomplia from Britain's cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE on Wednesday, clearing the way for doctors to prescribe it on the state health service.


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    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:23:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Wireless hospitals systems can disrupt med devices (AP)
    AP - Wireless systems used by many hospitals to keep track of medical equipment can cause potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving devices such as breathing and dialysis machines, researchers reported Tuesday in a study that warned hospitals to conduct safety tests. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:49:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    CDC: About 8 percent of Americans have diabetes (AP)

    A diabetic patient injects himself with insulin at the J.W.C.H. safety-net clinic in the center of Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles July 30, 2007. New government estimates show that nearly 24 million people in the United States have diabetes, an increase of more than 3 million in two years. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonAP - The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, the government said Tuesday.


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    Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:57:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- French radiologists report they've simplified a method of scanning the brain for signs of Alzheimer's disease, potentially making it easier to diagnose the mind-robbing condition. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:21:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - SATURDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new computerized program that helps parents and pediatricians adjust childhood immunization schedules when one or more vaccinations are missed has been developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:21:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: June 24, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:21:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths (AP)
    AP - The elderly fear breaking a hip when they fall, but a government study indicates that hitting their head can also have deadly consequences: Brain injuries account for half of all deaths from falls. -- read full article
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:32:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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