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Today's Health News: Nearly 10 percent of health spending for obesity AP-GfK Poll: Parents like school swine flu shots AP sources: Senate group omits employer mandate Europe fast-tracking swine flu vaccine Lobbyists the silver lining in health care storm? Swine flu could hit up to 40 percent in US Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens High-Salt Diet Dampens Effects of Blood Pressure Drugs Toxic chemical found in killer Bangladeshi drug Low blood count ups death risk in elderly people Most Not Worried by Delayed Prostate Cancer Therapy Men Who Have Prostate Cancer Surgery Do Well Health Tip: Baby Diapering 101 Researchers: Zimbabwe's crisis driving HIV decline Tight Management of Type 1 Diabetes Worth the Effort Parental Stress Boosts Kids' Asthma Risk Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity Nearly 10 percent of health spending for obesity Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:23 pm PDT AP - Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight. Overall obesity-related health spending reaches $147 billion, double what it was nearly a decade ago, says the study published Monday by the journal Health Affairs. Full Story Top AP-GfK Poll: Parents like school swine flu shots Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:21 pm PDT AP - Most parents like the idea of vaccinating children against swine flu at school, but they're not so eager to roll up their own sleeves. Full Story Top AP sources: Senate group omits employer mandate Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:11 pm PDT AP - After weeks of secretive talks, a bipartisan group in the Senate edged closer Monday to a health care compromise that omits two key Democratic priorities but incorporates provisions to slow the explosive rise in medical costs, officials said. Full Story Top Europe fast-tracking swine flu vaccine Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:42 pm PDT AP - In a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety and proper doses. Full Story Top Lobbyists the silver lining in health care storm? Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:59 am PDT AP - A strong force, perhaps as powerful in Congress as President Barack Obama, is keeping the drive for health care going even as lawmakers seem hopelessly at odds. Full Story Top Swine flu could hit up to 40 percent in US Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:27 am PDT AP - In a disturbing new projection, health officials say up to 40 percent of Americans could get swine flu this year and next and several hundred thousand could die without a successful vaccine campaign and other measures. Full Story Top Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists may be closer to solving a medical mystery with huge implications for personal and public health: Why obese people are prone to developing type 2 diabetes. Full Story Top Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Birth rates among U.S. teens increased in 2006 and 2007, following large declines from 1991 to 2005, according to a new U.S. government study. Full Story Top High-Salt Diet Dampens Effects of Blood Pressure Drugs Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- Not only does a high-salt diet contribute to hypertension, but it can also reduce the effectiveness of blood pressure medications, a new study finds. Full Story Top Toxic chemical found in killer Bangladeshi drug Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:35 pm PDT AFP - Bangladeshi authorities said Tuesday they had found traces of a toxic chemical in paracetamol syrup believed to have killed two dozen children in the past six weeks. Full Story Top Low blood count ups death risk in elderly people Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:17 pm PDT Reuters - New research indicates that low red blood cell blood counts, regardless of other diseases that might be present, is a risk factor for death in very elderly individuals. In the study, anemia was associated with a twofold increased risk of death during follow-up. Full Story Top Most Not Worried by Delayed Prostate Cancer Therapy Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Men who delay treatment for their early prostate cancer are not especially anxious about living with the disease, new Dutch research shows. Full Story Top Men Who Have Prostate Cancer Surgery Do Well Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- A major study has good news for men who have prostate cancer surgery but leaves unanswered the complicated question of whether a man should have that operation, another treatment or just watchful waiting. Full Story Top Health Tip: Baby Diapering 101 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- By the time a new baby is a couple of weeks old, parents will be diapering experts. But the first few times you try to strap a diaper onto a squirming baby, you might be at a loss as to how to get the job done right. Full Story Top Researchers: Zimbabwe's crisis driving HIV decline Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:24 am PDT AP - Fewer Zimbabweans are getting infected with AIDS, and researchers speculate it's due in part to a battered economy that's leaving men short of money to be sugar daddies and keep mistresses. Full Story Top Tight Management of Type 1 Diabetes Worth the Effort Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- By carefully controlling blood sugar levels and taking medications that lower blood pressure and cholesterol, people with type 1 diabetes can significantly reduce their risk of developing the most serious complications associated with the disease, new research shows. Full Story Top Parental Stress Boosts Kids' Asthma Risk Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:50 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution from cars can increase a child's chances of developing asthma, but add parental stress and the odds for asthma get even higher, a new study finds. Full Story Top Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity in the United States now carries the hefty price tag of $147 billion per year in direct medical costs, just over 9 percent of all medical spending, experts report. Full Story Top

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