July 1, 2009
US obesity problem 'intensifies'
Obesity rates in the US have surged over the last year with numbers rising in 23 out of 50 states, a report shows.
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Rwanda says it has no plans to forcibly sterilise people who are mentally disabled, denying a Human Rights Watch report.
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A health emergency is announced to fight a swine flu outbreak in the Argentine city and province of Buenos Aires.
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Lack of sleep raises a woman's risk of heart disease more than it does for a man, research suggests.
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Researchers have raised the prospect of a simple test to show whether fertility treatment is likely to work.
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Greece - the EU's heaviest-smoking nation - introduces a ban on smoking in all public places.
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June 30, 2009
Problem pregnancy 'autism risk'
Complications in pregnancy and giving birth later in life may raise the risk of having a child with autism, a research review finds.
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Vegetarians are generally less likely to develop cancer but this does not apply to all forms of the disease, a study concludes.
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A gene mapping test that can test embryos for almost any inherited disease could be available in the UK within a year, say researchers.
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Greek psychiatric patients still tied to their beds
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