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Today's Health News: Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic FDA concludes mercury in dental fillings not risky NIH stops study in sickle cell patients Pregnancy likely to be swine flu shot priority AP-GfK Poll: Parents like school swine flu shots Nearly 10 percent of health spending for obesity U.S. states to get "significant" obesity money Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted Clinical Trials Update: July 28, 2009 More Dairy, Calcium in Childhood Could Mean Longer Life Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges 'Eco-Therapy' for Environmental Depression: Go Jump Off a Pier US spends more on obesity than cancer: Sebelius Health Tip: Your Pregnancy in the First Trimester HIV Plus Alcohol Hampers Short-Term Memory Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection Study: Parental Stress Increases Kids' Risk of Asthma Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:45 pm PDT AP - International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens." Full Story Top FDA concludes mercury in dental fillings not risky Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:37 pm PDT AP - The government declared Tuesday that silver dental fillings contain too little mercury to harm the millions who've had cavities filled with them — including young children — and that only people allergic to mercury need to avoid them. Full Story Top NIH stops study in sickle cell patients Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:09 pm PDT AP - The government has stopped a study of a potential treatment for certain sickle cell disease sufferers a year early because of a big increase in serious side effects. Full Story Top Pregnancy likely to be swine flu shot priority Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:30 am PDT AP - Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall. Full Story Top AP-GfK Poll: Parents like school swine flu shots Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:03 am 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 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 U.S. states to get "significant" obesity money Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:43 pm PDT Reuters - The U.S. government plans to increase funding to battle obesity and views healthcare reform as an opportunity to encourage better eating habits, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- The first clinical trial of a treatment for pulmonary hypertension in adults with sickle cell anemia has been stopped because of severe side effects in some participants. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: July 28, 2009 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top More Dairy, Calcium in Childhood Could Mean Longer Life Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) -- A 65-year-long study finds that people who took in lots of calcium and dairy products as children tended to avoid stroke and live longer than those who didn't. Full Story Top Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- Antiviral drug treatment of swine flu may be wasted on the elderly and should be reserved for young people, suggest researchers who created a model of the effect of antiviral treatment on the spread of the H1N1 virus. Full Story Top 'Eco-Therapy' for Environmental Depression: Go Jump Off a Pier Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:35 pm PDT Time.com - A growing brand of therapy links depression and anxiety to alienation from the natural environment. The fix? Get outside and enjoy nature for a change Full Story Top US spends more on obesity than cancer: Sebelius Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:52 am PDT AFP - The US medical system spends around twice as much treating preventable health conditions caused by obesity than it does on cancer, Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday. Full Story Top Health Tip: Your Pregnancy in the First Trimester Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Many moms-to-be scour books and Web sites to find out what happens to their body and growing baby at each step of pregnancy. Full Story Top HIV Plus Alcohol Hampers Short-Term Memory Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- HIV infection and chronic drinking can deal a double blow to short-term memory, a new study has found. 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 Study: Parental Stress Increases Kids' Risk of Asthma Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:25 am PDT Time.com - When present with other common causes of asthma, such as environmental allergens and pollution, a parent's level of stress may play a key role in a child's vulnerability to disease 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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