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    Study: When kids become teens, they get sluggish (AP)

    Mary Lee is shown chatting with friends online, Monday, July 14, 2008, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Among a nationwide group of about 1,000 American children followed for several years, 90 percent were physically active for at least two hours each weekday at age nine. But by age 15, that plummeted to less that 3 percent of kids. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do.


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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:08:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- An in-trial dendritic cell vaccine that fights malignant brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) may help boost a patient's immunity response and improve the outcome, a new report says. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:02:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Third of Elderly Patients Take Companion to See Doctor (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- More than one-third of elderly patients on Medicare take a companion with them for routine medical visits. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:01:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Toddler-Proof Your Home (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- As your baby grows and learns to walk, it's important to prepare your home to keep your toddler safe and injury-free. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:01:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Congo kids to get free AIDS checks and malaria drugs (AFP)

    A boy wears a miniature mosquito net on his head to promote malaria awareness. HIV/AIDS tests and anti-malaria medication will be available free to children, Congo Health Minister Emilienne Raoul announced Tuesday.(AFP/File/Marie Laure Josselin)AFP - HIV/AIDS tests and anti-malaria medication will be available free to children, Congo Health Minister Emilienne Raoul announced Tuesday.


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:19:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Laparoscopic gastric bypass provides better results (Reuters)
    Reuters - Performing gastric bypass surgery to reduce the weight of morbidly obese patients using a laparoscopic method, rather than the conventional more invasive "open" abdominal method, reduces postoperative complications, the need for a second operation, and shortens hospital stays, new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass is more expensive. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:15:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Physical fitness may slow Alzheimer brain atrophy (AP)
    AP - Getting a lot of exercise may help slow brain shrinkage in people with early Alzheimer's disease, a preliminary study suggests. Analysis found that participants who were more physically fit had less brain shrinkage than less-fit participants. However, they didn't do significantly better on tests for mental performance. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:43:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - MONDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Only half of U.S. men and women older than 50 are getting screened for colorectal cancer, despite the success these tests have in reducing deaths linked to the disease, a new report says. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:47:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Exercise Might Slow Brain Shrinkage in Alzheimer's Patients (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - MONDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Men and women with early-stage Alzheimer's disease who were more physically fit also had larger brains compared to their counterparts in less stellar shape. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:46:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Ulcer bacteria may protect from asthma: study (Reuters)

    A microscopic view of Helicobacter pylori bacteria is seen in an undated handout image. REUTERS/NYU Langone Medical Center/HandoutReuters - A bacteria only recently revealed as a major cause of ulcers and stomach cancer may help protect children from developing asthma, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:09:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: July 14, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:46:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Group to demand US clear Mexican tomatoes (AP)
    AP - Mexico's health secretary says a team of health and agriculture officials has traveled to the United States to demand that Mexican tomatoes be cleared of any suspicion in a recent salmonella outbreak. -- read full article
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:42:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Doctors hopeful easier blood thinners are nearing (AP)
    AP - A trio of experimental drugs has doctors hopeful that for the first time in decades, millions of people at risk of lethal blood clots may soon get easier treatment. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:06:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Physical fitness may slow Alzheimer brain atrophy (AP)
    AP - Getting a lot of exercise may help slow brain shrinkage in people with early Alzheimer's disease, a preliminary study suggests. Analysis found that participants who were more physically fit had less brain shrinkage than less-fit participants. However, they didn't do significantly better on tests for mental performance. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:06:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Drug prevents bone loss in prostate cancer: Amgen (Reuters)
    Reuters - In a study, Amgen Inc's experimental drug denosumab reduced the risk of osteoporosis and fracture in men being treated with prostate cancer medicines that can cause bone loss, the company said on Monday. -- read full article
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:36:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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