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    UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)
    Reuters - A proposal to turn the lagoon city of Venice into a Disney-style theme park has won a prize from a famed Venetian academy, even though it rejected the idea. The venerable Istituto Veneto described the scheme by British economist John Kay as a thought-provoking critique of the Italian city's unwieldy tourist economy. -- read full article
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:07:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    More foods getting labeled as US or foreign-grown (AP)

    A shopper holds up a bag of Cadbury chocolates in a Hong Kong supermarket. British sweet maker Cadbury has ordered a recall of China-made chocolates over safety fears in the latest fallout from the ever-widening scandal over tainted Chinese dairy products.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AP - No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin.


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    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:50:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Heart patients should be screened for depression (AP)

    Barbara Forman in her office at the American Heart Association in Dayton, Ohio on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, where she runs the Mended Hearts program. Forman, who is posing next to a painting of a heart that was done by one of her clients,  suffered from depression after her heart bypass surgery five years ago, and now works with others to help them through their depression.  (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)AP - Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.


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    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:10:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    More older Americans screened for colon cancer (Reuters)
    Reuters - There has been a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted in older Americans, a new study shows. -- read full article
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:48:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Seniors in Poor Areas More Likely to Die After Surgery (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans who live in low-income ZIP codes are more likely to die after surgery than those who live in higher-income ZIP codes, according to new research. -- read full article
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:02:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Does Your Child Need a Nap? (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children need plenty of sleep to keep them healthy and happy. -- read full article
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:02:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:02:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)
    Reuters - A proposal to turn the lagoon city of Venice into a Disney-style theme park has won a prize from a famed Venetian academy, even though it rejected the idea. The venerable Istituto Veneto described the scheme by British economist John Kay as a thought-provoking critique of the Italian city's unwieldy tourist economy. -- read full article
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:28:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    More foods getting labeled as US or foreign-grown (AP)
    AP - No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin. -- read full article
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:51:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    The brains behind a blade runner (Reuters)

    South African double amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius waits for the start of the men's 400 metres race event at the Athletics International Meeting 'Notturna di Milano' in Milan July 2, 2008. (Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters)Reuters - If it sounds far-fetched for a man without lower legs to become one of the fastest runners on the planet, how about typing by just thinking the words or staying sporty well into old age?


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    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:07:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Mexico pushes national campaign to lose weight (AP)

    Angel Moreno, 14, who weighs 71.5 kg, or 156.528 lb, gets a check-up at Mexico's Children's Hospital in Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Mexico is on track to surpass the United States as one of the world's fattest countries by 2018. Nearly half of Mexico's 110 million people already are overweight, while the number of fat children has climbed 8 percent a year in the last decade. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Abraham Leon was getting a checkup when he found out he had high blood pressure and was at risk of developing diabetes.


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    Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:54:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Women scale Alps peak in bid to improve cancer treatment (AFP)

    A pink ribbon is seen as a symbol of breast cancer awareness. A group of 80 women from 15 countries scaled a 4,000-metre Alpine mountain Saturday to highlight the need for better breast cancer treatment across Europe.(AFP/Keystone/File/Edi Engeler)AFP - A group of 80 women from 15 countries scaled a 4,000-metre Alpine mountain Saturday to highlight the need for better breast cancer treatment across Europe.


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    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:11:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Chinese leader vows better food safety, ethics (AP)

    A customer drinks soy milk at the Yonghe King restaurant in Beijing Saturday? Sept. 27, 2008. Soy milk is being promoted by producers as a safe alternative to milk after tainted cows milk products sickened thousands of children and left four dead in China. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)AP - Premier Wen Jiabao promised Saturday to improve Chinese food safety, seeking to tamp down public anxiety in the widening scandal over tainted milk that has sickened more than 50,000 children.


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    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:54:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Tainted milk crisis hits more global companies (AP)

    A Philippine police officer carries packs of White Rabbit candies as it was ordered withdrawn aside from other Chinese-made dairy products from the shelves of a grocery in Manila, Philippines in this Thursday Sept. 25, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)AP - Snackers, beware: Your favorite chocolate or creamy treats might contain milk contaminated with melamine.


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    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:35:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Most Medicare Drug Premiums Same or Lower in 2009 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- In 2009, 97 percent of Medicare beneficiaries will have access to a drug plan with premiums that are the same as this year's or even lower, Medicare officials announced Thursday. -- read full article
    Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:46:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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