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Today's Health News: 'Fat cancers' also hitting developing nations Study: Global obesity rates double since 1980 VA halts surgeries at St. Louis hospital One in 8 UK women will get breast cancer: study Healthier Lifestyles May Prevent 340,000 U.S. Cancers a Year: Study Simple life changes could stop millions of cancers Kids' Rising Obesity Rates Due to Bad Habits, Not Genes: Study Tiny water flea has more genes than you 5 Americans: How health care law affects them Restrictive Diet May Reduce ADHD Symptoms Scientists ID Genetic Clues to Parkinson's Cuba hands out sentences in mental hospital deaths Health Buzz: Dogs Can Detect Colon Cancer Link between cocaine use, smaller babies strengthens Researchers criticize AIDS spending, stigma Cold Viruses Appear Linked to Type 1 Diabetes Dr Reddy's says U.S. court clears generic Allegra sale H1N1 Flu Vaccine Very Effective: Study 'Fat cancers' also hitting developing nations Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:05 pm PST AP - "Fat cancers" usually associated with wealthy countries are becoming more common in the developing world, too, according to new reports. Full Story Top Study: Global obesity rates double since 1980 Thu, 3 Feb 2011 04:02 pm PST AP - The world is becoming a heavier place, especially in the West. Full Story Top VA halts surgeries at St. Louis hospital Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:58 pm PST AP - The VA Medical Center in St. Louis halted surgeries indefinitely this week after a regular inspection showed possible contamination of equipment, the hospital's medical director said Thursday. Full Story Top One in 8 UK women will get breast cancer: study Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:52 pm PST AFP - Breast cancer rates in Britain increased over the last decade, with one in eight women now expected to develop the disease at some point in their life, figures released by a cancer charity showed Friday. Full Story Top Healthier Lifestyles May Prevent 340,000 U.S. Cancers a Year: Study Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- About 340,000 cancer cases in the United States could be prevented each year if more Americans ate a healthy diet, got regular exercise and limited their alcohol intake, according to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). Full Story Top Simple life changes could stop millions of cancers Thu, 3 Feb 2011 04:04 pm PST Reuters - About a third of all common cancers in the United States, China and Britain could be prevented each year if people ate healthier food, drank less alcohol and exercised more, health experts said Friday. Full Story Top Kids' Rising Obesity Rates Due to Bad Habits, Not Genes: Study Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Poor eating and activity habits, not genetics, are the underlying causes for most cases of adolescent obesity, new research suggests. Full Story Top Tiny water flea has more genes than you Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:11 am PST AFP - A tiny, translucent water flea that can reproduce without sex and lives in ponds and lakes has more genes than any other creature, said scientists who have sequenced the crustacean's genome. Full Story Top 5 Americans: How health care law affects them Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:01 pm PST AP - A couple on Medicare got a rebate check to help with prescription drug costs. A Chicago man with diabetes got health insurance through a new government program. And a Philadelphia businessman is hoping his company will qualify for a tax credit. Full Story Top Restrictive Diet May Reduce ADHD Symptoms Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A special restrictive diet may significantly reduce symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young children, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Scientists ID Genetic Clues to Parkinson's Wed, 2 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Five new genetic variants believed to play a role in Parkinson's disease have been identified by researchers. Full Story Top Cuba hands out sentences in mental hospital deaths Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:33 pm PST AP - More than a dozen employees and officials of Cuba's largest mental health hospital have been convicted of negligence and other charges in the deaths of 26 patients during a cold spell last year. Full Story Top Health Buzz: Dogs Can Detect Colon Cancer Thu, 3 Feb 2011 12:13 pm PST U.S. News & World Report - Study: Dog Detects Cancer Better Than Routine Blood Test Can Full Story Top Link between cocaine use, smaller babies strengthens Thu, 3 Feb 2011 06:07 pm PST Reuters - Women who used cocaine while pregnant -- even just once -- had a one in three chance of having smaller, more premature babies, according to a study. Full Story Top Researchers criticize AIDS spending, stigma Thu, 3 Feb 2011 06:05 am PST AP - Nearly 3 million lives have been saved by HIV/AIDS treatment but scarce resources are being misspent and stigma is still keeping the most vulnerable from seeking help, according to a new book by researchers commissioned by the U.N. Full Story Top Cold Viruses Appear Linked to Type 1 Diabetes Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- While the causes of type 1 diabetes aren't known for certain, a new analysis backs the possibility that cold-like viruses might trigger the disease. Full Story Top Dr Reddy's says U.S. court clears generic Allegra sale Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:23 pm PST Reuters - India's No.2 drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd said on Monday a U.S. district court has cleared the sale of its generic version of Sanofi-Aventis' allergy treatment drug Allegra D24. Full Story Top H1N1 Flu Vaccine Very Effective: Study Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A single dose of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine was 93 percent effective during the 2009 pandemic, a new study found. Full Story Top

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