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Parent seminar focuses on body image Issaquah Press Tue, 19 May 2009 18:21 PM PDT Parents can learn more about the signs, symptoms and dangers of eating disorders at a special seminar May 21 at Beaver Lake Middle School.The goal of the seminar is to reduce stigma associated with body image and to recognize the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape eating disorders. “I think it is important for parents to [...] Lawmakers finally show a bit of common sense Woodbridge Sentinel Tue, 19 May 2009 18:13 PM PDT My father died a hard death from lung cancer in 1983. From the first diagnosis, about six months before he passed, there was never any real hope, since his type of cancer is nearly always fatal. Still, he tried to beat it with ever-more aggressive chemotherapy treatments that took his hair and his body and his energy. Ruling to halt swimsuit 'arms race' Adelaide Now Tue, 19 May 2009 18:00 PM PDT CUTTING-edge suits worn by two French swimmers when they set unofficial world records last month have failed to win approval by swimming's governing body. Sri Lankan Rebels Deny That Leader Is Dead New York Times Tue, 19 May 2009 17:42 PM PDT As President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared a victory in the war against the Tamil Tiger rebels, television showed footage of a body said to be the dead rebel leader. Ten high-tech swimsuits banned, 202 approved USA Today Tue, 19 May 2009 17:17 PM PDT Swimming's governing body rejected 10 high-tech racing suits and approved 202 others on Tuesday for the world championships in July. FINA said in a statement that its expert panel sent back 136 models to the manufacturers, who have 30 days to resubmit modified designs. YOU ARE HERE: Aidsmap Tue, 19 May 2009 17:07 PM PDT Long-term testosterone therapy in HIV-positive women is safe and has significant benefits, researchers report the May 15 th edition of AIDS . The US investigators found that 18 months of testosterone treatment improved women’s lean body weight, bone density and mood, without causing side-effects. Sri Lankan president declares victory over rebels The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Tue, 19 May 2009 17:04 PM PDT COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's president declared his country "liberated from separatist terror" Tuesday as state television broadcast images of the Tamil Tiger rebel leader's body after it was recovered from the battlefield. Immunotherapy works against neuroblastoma UPI Tue, 19 May 2009 16:54 PM PDT SAN DIEGO, May 19 (UPI) -- Adding an antibody-based therapy that harnesses the body's immune system resulted in children with neuroblastoma living longer, U.S. researchers said. Adult immunisation The Star Tue, 19 May 2009 16:48 PM PDT A VACCINE induces immunity to a disease by stimulating the body’s production of antibodies. Tick Season WJFW Rhinelander Tue, 19 May 2009 16:45 PM PDT RHINELANDER - From early spring to the first frost, ticks are looking for your body as a food source.

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