HealthDay – THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. National Institutes of
Health and the Association of Children's Museums are teaming up on a
program to combat the obesity epidemic among America's children.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — Having cancer patients report to
doctors on their symptoms and side effects online may improve their care,
a new study finds.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of Thomson CenterWatch:

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — Taking extra doses of
vitamins E and C doesn't reduce the chances of the blood pressure disorder
preeclampsia in women who are at risk for the dangerous pregnancy
complication, a new report finds.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure reduces
blood flow to the brains of Alzheimer's patients and exacerbates the
symptoms of the disease, a new study finds.

AP – A southern African radio correspondent has been receiving a flood of text messages and cell phone calls — some from offended listeners and readers.

AP – A new form of the deadly Ebola virus has been detected in an outbreak in western Uganda that has so far killed 16 people, the World Health Organization said Friday.

AP – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton used an appearance at one of the nation’s largest evangelical churches Thursday to sketch a broad agenda to take on disease around the globe, calling it “the right thing to do.”

AP – Remember biology class where you learned that children inherit one copy of a gene from mom and a second from dad? There’s a twist: Some of those genes arrive switched off, so there is no backup if the other copy goes bad, making you more vulnerable to disorders from obesity to cancer.

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Title: Progesterone Won’t Shield Women Against Alzheimer’s
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Title: FDA Mulls Cutting Salt in Processed Foods
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Title: Health Highlights: Nov. 29, 2007
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Title: Fewer Women Getting Mammograms
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Title: Tracking Drug Levels Helps Pregnant Women With Epilepsy
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Title: Research Can Help Close Cancer ‘Race Gap’
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Title: Studies Reveal Why Breast Cancer Hits Black Women Harder
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Title: We Can! Program Takes Aim at Childhood Obesity
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Title: HIV/AIDS: 10 Myths
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Title: Awake During Surgery: How Rare?
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Title: Simple Steps Curb Respiratory Viruses
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Title: Skin Aging Reversed in Lab Test
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AFP – Parliamentary candidates in Thailand's upcoming election are trying to buy the votes of elderly men by passing out free Viagra, a local government official said Friday.

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — There's no evidence that
progesterone — which is often given with estrogen in hormone replacement
therapy — offers women any protection against Alzheimer's disease, U.S.
researchers say.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of Thomson CenterWatch:

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — Collaborations between
researchers and community groups can help ease cancer disparities among
minority populations, researchers report.

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. National
Institutes of Health and the Association of Children's Museums are teaming
up on a program to combat the obesity epidemic among America's
children.

AP – Like UV rays and diesel exhaust fumes, working the graveyard shift will soon be listed as a “probable” cause of cancer. It is a surprising step validating a concept once considered wacky. And it is based on research that finds higher rates of breast and prostate cancer among women and men whose work day starts after dark.

AP – Ivonne Borrero liked that her son’s teacher was pushing him to do good work. She just didn’t like the rewards: The pizza parties and Burger King coupons weren’t helping 11-year-old Jose’s waistline.

AP – Africa has slashed deaths from measles by 91 percent since 2000 with an immunization drive, a rare success story for the continent, health officials said Thursday.

Reuters – China has published a blacklist of
substandard toy jugs and children’s shoes sold at Wal-Mart
stores and drawing pens from French retailer Carrefour in a
quality sweep on children’s goods sold at Beijing supermarkets.

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Title: Cell Protein Might Help Treat ALS
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Title: Health Highlights: Nov. 28, 2007
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Title: Saline Wash May Ease Shoulder Tendonitis
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Title: 3-D Breast Imaging May Improve Cancer Detection
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