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Today's Health News: America abortion debate reaches into African slums Feds rarely file charges in tainted food cases Farmer in central China sick with bird flu Grandma: Octuplets mom obsessed with having kids Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall Mom's obesity tied to higher infant mortality Blog charts woes of dating Wall Street bankers Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2009 Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer America abortion debate reaches into African slums Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:43 am PST AP - Nairobi's sprawling Kibera slum is far from America but not from America's battle over abortion. Full Story Top Feds rarely file charges in tainted food cases Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:13 am PST AP - As federal officials launch a criminal investigation into a Georgia peanut processor at the center of a deadly salmonella outbreak, food safety experts say they hope it's a signal that the government plans to be more aggressive in prosecuting other cases in the future. Full Story Top Farmer in central China sick with bird flu Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:39 pm PST AP - A 21-year-old woman in central China has been sickened with the H5N1 strain of bird flu in the country's eight reported case of the disease this year, the Health Ministry said. Full Story Top Grandma: Octuplets mom obsessed with having kids Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:30 am PST AP - The woman who gave birth to octuplets this week conceived all 14 of her children through in vitro fertilization, is not married and has been obsessed with having children since she was a teenager, her mother said. Full Story Top Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:19 pm PST AP - Federal health officials opened a criminal investigation Friday into the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center of the national salmonella outbreak. President Barack Obama pledged stricter oversight of food safety to prevent breakdowns in inspections. Full Story Top Mom's obesity tied to higher infant mortality Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:17 am PST Reuters - Research shows that babies born to obese mothers are at increased risk for dying, particularly in the first weeks of life, compared to babies born to normal-weight mothers. Full Story Top Blog charts woes of dating Wall Street bankers Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:15 am PST Reuters - Their clothing allowance has been halved, they've had to fire their personal trainers and their sex lives have tanked. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2009 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Full Story Top Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Children who do not have health insurance and no regular source of health care are the most likely to have unmet medical needs, researchers at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital report. Full Story Top Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Sedentary seniors can improve their motor function and decrease their risk for insulin resistance by starting an exercise program that includes both aerobics and resistance training, new Canadian research suggests. Full Story Top Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - SATURDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- The best way to treat a rare form of childhood brain cancer called ependymoma is aggressive surgery followed by targeted radiotherapy, U.S. researchers say. Full Story Top

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