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Cancer patient picks life over time The Columbian Sun, 04 Sep 2011 06:07 AM PDT Minnie Marshall isn’t sure how much time she has left. The small-cell lung cancer she was diagnosed with two years ago has spread, causing tumors to grow on her pancreas and in other areas of her 55-year-old body. The same cancer killed her 53-year-old brother a few years ago. He only survived eight weeks after his diagnosis. Intense exercise 'helps our body burn extra calories over 14 hrs after workout' New Kerala Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:17 AM PDT London, Sept 4 : A new study has found that our bodies continue to burn calories for hours after undertaking a vigorous fitness session. Fat cells a fix for creaky knees, wrinkles? Sun-Sentinel Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:10 AM PDT It's an aging Boomer's dream. A woman's plastic surgeon trims fat from her waist via liposuction, spins it in a centrifuge to concentrate its stem cells and reinjects the cells into her face, breasts and/or buttocks, creating a whole-body makeover in a single, three-hour office visit. Uganda: Diabetic Patients in West Nile Struggling to Cope AllAfrica.com Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:03 AM PDT Ms Joyce Amanda has unknowingly been living with diabetes for the last six years until she experienced unusual body change. Polk named the most obese county in Florida News Chief Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:34 AM PDT Obesity occurs when a person weighs substantially more than they should. Obesity is defined as a BMI (body mass index) that is 30 or greater. A person is considered overweight if their BMI is between 25 and 30. BMI is a calculated number which compares weight and height. The ideal BMI is 18.5 to 24.9. A person is considered underweight with a BMI of under 18.5. WHO, International pharma body to work together to address TB care The Hindu Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:14 AM PDT The World Health Organisation (WHO), in a landmark initiative to curb the current tuberculosis (TB) epidemic has signed up with International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) on the role of pharmacists in tuberculosiscare and control. 2017 champs date could be moved Pretoria News Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:49 AM PDT Daegu, South Korea â€" The 2017 World Athletics Championships could be moved out of its normal July-August window to accommodate a bid by Qatar, athletics' governing body the IAAF said on Sunday. Athletics body says no to change in false start rule Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:37 AM PDT The false start rule will not be changed, the IAAF insisted on Sunday, despite the furore that surrounded the disqualification of sprint star Usain Bolt from the world 100m final. Pros and cons of swelling Montrose Daily Press Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:17 AM PDT When an injury happens, tissues in the body become damaged. The body’s response to this is to immediately send fluids to the injured area in order to begin the healing phase. This normal event is essential to a fast and effective return to health, but sometimes swelling can go on too long. Study questions ‘calories in, calories out’ equation for body weight Food Navigator Europe Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:56 AM PDT The equation for energy balance and its relationship to body weight may not be as simple as ‘calories in versus calories out’, according to a Lancet paper in the journal’s special series on obesity.

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