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 W.Va. Town 
 Is Nation's 
 Tubbiest 

Economic troubles, lifestyle traditions distract from rampant obesity

Nov 16, 08 2:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Dietary tradition helps make Huntington, W.Va., the nation's most obese and unhealthy city, the AP reports. The five-county area, where poverty rates are high, boasts many pizza and hot dog joints—but Huntington's mayor will not follow the lead of New York City and ban trans fats in restaurants.... More »

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obesity • health • diabetes • obesity epidemic • heart disease • diet • fast food • West Virginia


 Beefy Brits 
 to Get Paid 
 for Walking 

England allots $47M
to tackle obesity 'epidemic'

Nov 10, 08 7:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Fat people in Manchester, England will soon be paid to go outside and walk around, the Daily Mail reports. Part of a $47 million national plan to tackle obesity, the scheme will reward walkers and joggers with free gym time and healthy food. But critics say people are bound to... More »

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obesity • health • England • exercise • Manchester

The Battle to Get Elderly Back on Their Feet After Falls

Falls treated as complicated medical events instead of routine part of getting old

Nov 8, 08 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Falling and breaking a hip is so common among the elderly it's been considered an inevitable sign of aging, but medical experts have now developed complex protocols to both prevent and treat breaks that often trigger a spiral of decline, the New York Times reports. Even minor falls "need... More »

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health • elderly • nursing homes • eldercare • osteoporosis • geriatric medicine

Billy Graham Done Advising Presidents: Son

But influential pastor supports and would like to pray with Obama

Nov 7, 08 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Billy Graham, the pastor who has advised every president since Eisenhower, won’t be counseling Barack Obama, the AP reports. Graham, who turns 90 today and is in failing health, “feels like his time and day for that is over," said Graham’s son Franklin. "He would... More »

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Barack Obama • health • Christianity • North Carolina • Billy Graham • pastor • President Obama

(AP) - Wash your hands, folks, especially you ladies. A new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do. And everybody has more types of bacteria than the researchers expected to find. "One thing that really is astonishing is the variability between individuals,... More »

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health • hygiene • bacteria

 Live Longer: Be Conscientious 

Researchers find industrious types live lengthier and less stressful lives

Nov 1, 08 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The key to a longer life could lie in an individual's personality, the Los Angeles Times reports. University of California researchers analyzed 20 studies and discovered that conscientious people—disciplined, hardworking, and responsible folks—tend to live an average of 2 to 4 years longer than their more slapdash counterparts.... More »

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health • psychology • morals • personality • longevity • morality

Doctors See Rise in Kids With Kidney Stones

Salty foods, lack of water, and obesity
may be at fault

Oct 28, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once associated with middle age, kidney stones are growing more common among US children, the New York Times reports. A few decades ago, physicians would “see a kid with a stone once every few months,” says one doctor. “Now we see kids once a week or less.... More »

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health • melamine • children • soda • children's health care • drinking water • salt • sodium • kidney stones

Warmer Feelings Flow From Cozy Hands: Scientists

Study suggests holding warm objects inspires more generous emotions

Oct 23, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - The temperature of whatever you’re holding may affect your mood, HealthDay reports. Two new studies, published in Science, indicate that holding warm objects tends to make people act more generously and see strangers in a kinder light than those holding something cold. “Simply holding a warm or cold... More »

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health • science • heat • relationship • cold

Caffeine Jolt From Soap, Elsewhere May Pose Hazard

Experts fear buzz overload from new caffeine-infused products

Oct 20, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Coffee drinkers typically know their limits when it comes to caffeine. But with companies shoveling the drug into the most unlikely places—oatmeal, jelly beans, soap—things may be getting dangerous, writes John Cloud in Time. Public-health experts fear some may add, say, NRG potato chips to already-caffeinated lifestyles, upping... More »

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nutrition • FDA • health • drugs • coffee • caffeine

Candidates' Medical Records Full of Holes

None of the 4 has disclosed all
health documents

Oct 20, 08 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - With just two weeks until the election, none of the four candidates has released full medical documents—and one, Sarah Palin, has released nothing at all. The nominees' refusal to disclose their medical records is a major change from recent practice, when health information about Ronald Reagan, Paul Tsongas, Bill... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • health • Election 2008 • medical records • Sarah Palin

 New Regs to Prep 
 UK Scouts for Sex 

Guidelines will encourage counselors to promote safe sex

Oct 20, 08 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain's Boy Scouts may soon be as prepared for healthy sex as they are for camping and woodworking, reports the Guardian. Counselors will discuss sexual health with Scouts, may even hand out condoms to prevent unprotected sex, and take their boys on visits to clinics under new guidelines to be... More »

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contraception • health • sexual health • safe sex • Britain • Scouts • condoms

OPINION

Running for Prez? How's Your Health?

Unlike JFK, Mac and Obama must reveal medical woes

Oct 19, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - John F. Kennedy, the standard-bearer of youthful Camelot and the picture of presidential health, suffered from a litany of ailments including osteoporosis, back pain, and Addison’s disease, Robert Dallek writes in the New York Times. But the president’s loyalists buried the secrets for 40 years, prompting Dallek to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • health • John F. Kennedy • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Election 2008 • medical records • health records

(Newser) - Disco may be dead, but it can still help others live. So say University of Illinois researchers, who found that med students performed CPR more effectively to the beat of the Bee Gees classic “Stayin’ Alive,” notes the Health Blog of the Wall Street Journal. Seems the song... More »

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music • health • medical research • heart failure • CPR

 Cell Phones Also 
 Annoy Your Skin 

'Mobile phone dermatitis' could explain mysterious facial rashes

Oct 16, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cell phones won’t melt your brain, but they do cause “mobile phone dermatitis,” Reuters reports. A British dermatological organization is cautioning doctors to consider allergy-causing nickel found on many phones in cases of “a rash on the cheek or ear that cannot otherwise be explained.”... More »

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health • cell phones • rash • doctor • dermatology • Britain • mobile phone dermatitis

Analysis

 Ceding Spotlight,
 Jobs Signals 
 His Departure 

Apple chief takes back seat on purpose at Macbook unveiling

Oct 15, 08 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Steve Jobs is leaving Apple,” declares Jesus Diaz of Gizmodo. “Not tomorrow, but probably very soon.” That’s the conclusion Diaz drew from yesterday’s MacBook unveiling, which saw the rock star CEO for once cede the spotlight to his top lieutenants, as if to announce,... More »

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Steve Jobs • health • Apple • succession

(Newser) - Nearly half (47%) of Americans are worried that John McCain, if elected, would not finish his first term in good health, a CNN poll shows. Nearly 20% percent of respondents thought the same about rival Barack Obama. Only 7% of those questioned said that the health of a candidate would... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • health • age • Election 2008 • presidential election • physical fitness • polls

Mystery
Illness
Diverts Plane

14 passengers
suddenly sick shortly
after takeoff

Oct 9, 08 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A United Airlines flight was diverted last night to Chicago's O'Hare airport after 14 passengers suddenly became ill with flu-like symptoms. Four were taken to a local hospital in fair condition. United hadn't served any food on the plane, heading from Boston to Los Angeles, officials said. Several of the... More »

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health • Chicago • United Airlines • air travel • airline passengers • American College Health Association

China Offers Chicken Soup for Pandas' Stressed Souls

Wuhan zoo's star attractions get boost ahead of winter

Oct 3, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even pandas need tender love and chicken soup: Chinese zoo officials have been feeding two 3-year-old cubs the hearty stock to reduce their stress. “Hope” and “Greatness” have been worn out by thousands of tourists clamoring for their attention in central Wuhan during China’s weeklong holiday. “... More »

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China • health • panda • chicken soup • earthquake • Sichuan province

Online Gamers Leaner Than Your Average Couch Potato

Less time watching TV may be factor: study

Oct 2, 08 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Often dismissed as unhealthy and overweight, a recent study found that video gamers are actually 10% leaner than the average American. Just why that is remains a little murky, but researchers did note that players of the popular online game EventQuest II watched 10 fewer hours of TV per week,... More »

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health • weight • USC • video games

Leading Supplements Don't
Slow Arthritis: Study

Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate are top sellers in US

Sep 30, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Popular nutritional supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate don’t slow the progression of arthritis, a 2-year study finds. Though a combination of the two is the nation's sixth-highest-selling dietary supplement, they didn’t cut cartilage loss any better than sugar pills in osteoarthritis patients, reports USA Today, confirming the... More »

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health • medical research • arthritis • chondroitin sulfate • dietary supplement • glucosamine

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