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    Endangered turtles safe on Indonesian islands (AFP)

    Children along with residents and activists release sea turtles into the sea on Runduma island, Wakatobi. Indonesia, home to important migrations routes at the crossroads of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, is home to six out of seven of the world's turtle species.(AFP/File/Adek Berry)AFP - For centuries, turtle eggs have been as good as currency on this tiny Indonesian island -- they helped put children through school and kept the village kitty in petty cash.


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    Wed, 27 May 2009 04:52:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: May 26, 2009 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com: -- read full article
    Wed, 27 May 2009 03:48:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Hardened Arteries Threaten Obese, Diabetic Youth (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- An examination of the neck arteries of today's obese or diabetic young people bodes ill for their future health, researchers report. -- read full article
    Wed, 27 May 2009 03:48:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    New FDA chiefs stress science, better food safety (AP)
    AP - The huge salmonella outbreak from peanut butter represented a failure of the Food and Drug Administration, that agency's new chiefs declared Tuesday — one they hope to fix. -- read full article
    Tue, 26 May 2009 19:58:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Minnesota boy prepares for chemo, ends legal fight (AP)

    Thirteen-year-old Daniel Hauser arrives at the Brown County Courthouse for a hearing Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in New Ulm, Minn., to clarify custody arrangements for Hauser and determine the next steps in his medical care for treatment of cancer.  (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - A 13-year-old cancer patient is preparing for chemotherapy after a legal fight to treat him naturally and a tense six days when the boy and his mother left the state in violation of a court order.


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    Wed, 27 May 2009 08:30:20 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Medical report: Cancer patient loses fingerprints (AP)
    AP - When a cancer patient from Singapore traveled to the United States last year, he discovered an unusual side effect of his medication: missing fingerprints. -- read full article
    Tue, 26 May 2009 23:04:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Big NFL players are prone to high blood pressure (AP)

    FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2007 file photo, Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Justin Bannan is seen during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks at Qwest Field in Seattle.  According to a new NFL-sponsored research released Tuesday, May 26, 2009, super-sized pro football players are prone to high blood pressure but fare better on some other health measures than more average-sized men their age. Bannan, a 6-foot-3, 310-pound lineman for the Ravens, was one of the study's participants. By standard criteria, he'd be considered obese; other than that, Bannan said his results were 'pretty normal.' (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)AP - Supersized pro football players are prone to high blood pressure but fare better on some other health measures than more average-sized men, new NFL-sponsored research shows. The mixed results suggest that intense physical conditioning can help reduce but not wipe out ill effects excess weight has on heart disease-related risks.


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    Tue, 26 May 2009 22:20:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Diabetes more likely to strike the young in Asia (AP)
    AP - Diabetes is spiraling in Asia but — unlike the West — those affected are relatively young and less likely to be struggling with obesity, a new study shows. -- read full article
    Wed, 27 May 2009 04:49:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    US cancer death rate drops again in 2006 (AP)
    AP - The U.S. cancer death rate fell again in 2006, a new analysis shows, continuing a slow downward trend that experts attribute to declines in smoking, earlier detection and better treatment. -- read full article
    Wed, 27 May 2009 07:38:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Refusing Shots Puts Kids at Higher Risk for Whooping Cough (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to children who are immunized against whooping cough, those who aren't vaccinated are 23 times more likely to get the infection -- a finding that shows the danger faced by children whose parents refuse to have their children vaccinated. -- read full article
    Tue, 26 May 2009 18:03:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study Links Cancerous Tumors With Depression (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have long known that people with cancer often suffer from depression. -- read full article
    Thu, 21 May 2009 03:50:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Falls Among Elderly Often Caused by Inner-Ear Imbalance (Time.com)
    Time.com - The link seems obvious, but a new study is the first to suggest that inner-ear imbalances, which are common among older adults, may be causing many preventable falls -- read full article
    Tue, 26 May 2009 18:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Avoid Germs From a Petting Zoo (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Petting zoos are a fun attraction for children, but it can expose you and the youngsters to germs. -- read full article
    Tue, 26 May 2009 18:03:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: May 26, 2009 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com: -- read full article
    Tue, 26 May 2009 18:03:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Mexico, US, Canada announce swine flu deaths (AP)

    A commuter wears a mask at a subway station in Taipei on May 25, 2009. The WHO wants scientists to help clear up the criteria needed for declaring a pandemic as swine flu cases worldwide soared to nearly 13,000 Tuesday, spreading further in the Middle East.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)AP - Authorities in Mexico announced three more swine flu deaths and the United States and Canada one more death each as the world's largest vaccine maker signed a deal with the United States to produce a swine flu vaccine.


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    Tue, 26 May 2009 15:56:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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