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Blood protein offers help against anemia EurekAlert! Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:30 PM PST A new study shows that a protein found in blood alleviates anemia, a condition in which the body's tissues don't get enough oxygen from the blood. In this animal study, injections of the protein, known as transferrin, also protected against potentially fatal iron overload in mice with thalassemia, a type of inherited anemia that affects millions of people worldwide. Mom Who Hid Birth Indicted for Murder FOX 10 Phoenix Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:42 PM PST A 24-year-old woman has been indicted in the death of her newborn baby, after hiding the pregnancy from her family, giving birth to the child and allegedly disposing of her body in a trash can. Researchers Eyeing New Way to Measure Elusive Zinc Newswise Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:36 PM PST A team of Florida State University researchers will use a five-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a way to measure levels of the trace metal zinc in the human body. Helicobacter pylori lingers in tissues UPI Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:18 PM PST GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A Swedish researcher has figured out how gastric ulcer bacteria sabotage body immunity and the discovery may lead to a vaccine for stomach cancer. In Injury-Prone Soccer, Headers Aren't the Problem HealthCentral Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:17 PM PST Colliding with other body parts, and the ground, cause more injuries, experts say. NH's first lady backs childhood obesity screening WCAX-TV Vermont Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:31 PM PST New Hampshire's first lady - a pediatrician - is backing legislation that would require the state's schools to record children's Body Mass Index, an indicator of obesity. Kourtney Airbrush Scandal Fox News Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:26 PM PST FOX411: Kardashian says body on OK! magazine isn't hers! | HOT SHOTS: KARDASHIAN SISTERS | STAR PREGNANCY STYLE Childhood Obesity Alone May Increase Later Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease redOrbit Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:08 PM PST By as early as 7 years of age, being obese may raise a child's risk of future heart disease and stroke, even in the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM)."This new study demonstrates that the unhealthy consequences of excess body ... Toddler recovering from hot-water burns The Gazette Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:59 AM PST Little Melia O’Neil is recovering from her third skin graft after being badly burned by hot water in her home earlier this month. Melia, who’s 17 months old, suffered third-degree burns over 39 percent of her body after she climbed into a bathroom sink and turned on the hot water the night of Jan. 3. Her mother, [...] 'Survivor': Ethan Zohn shares his cancer battle with 'The Doctors' Orlando Sentinel Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:56 AM PST Coming Monday on “The Doctors”: “Survivor: Africa” winner Ethan Zohn talks about undergoing a stem-cell transplant. Zohn, 36, has been battling CD Positive Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and says the stem-cell transplant was “the best way to reset my body.”

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