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July 2, 2006

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'Light cigarettes' may make quitting hard United Press International - Jun 30, 2006 The availability of low-tar/low-nicotine cigarettes, or "light cigarettes," may actually deter smokers from kicking the habit, say US researchers. Low-tar cigarette smokers are less likely to quit New Scientist (subscription) Less 'light' smokers quit News24 Reuters.uk - Moneycontrol.com - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Gulf News - all 22 related

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Regulators approve new HIV pill for use in other countries KTRE - Jun 30, 2006 Federal regulators have approved for use overseas the first three-drug combination in one HIV fighting pill. The twice-daily pills combine three drugs that are already widely used to treat HIV. FDA approves fixed-dose AIDS cocktail United Press International FDA OKs 3-Drug Combo Pill to Treat HIV Forbes Reuters - Reuters India - Food Consumer - all 94 related

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Experts debate whether children should be called obese WQAD - 10 hours ago CHICAGO Figuring out if a child is too fat sounds pretty simple, but some say the terms many doctors use aren't. Language favored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn't use the word "obese. Experts debate whether children should be called obese USA Today Experts Debate Labeling Children Obese Forbes Houston Chronicle - Pierceland Herald - all 156 related

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New vaccine for STD which causes cancer Independent Online - Jun 30, 2006 Girls as young as nine and young women up to age 26 should be able to get Merck and Co's Gardasil vaccine aimed at preventing a sexually transmitted ... Cancer vaccine recommended for all girls: US panal says Xinhua Cancer Prevention: Protect our girls Seattle Post Intelligencer Trinidad News - Fashion Monitor Toronto - Post Chronicle - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - all 110 related

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Victoria's Secret welcomes breast-feeding protesters Cleveland Plain Dealer - 14 hours ago Westlake- Lactation and lacy lingerie were the subjects of a national nurse-in Saturday as breast-feeding mothers across the country let their kids chug-a-lug in front of Victoria's Secret stores. Nursing mothers target Victoria's Secret Eyewitness News Breast-feeding 'nurse-in' held at Victoria's Secret KTVZ WTMJ-TV - Asheville Citizen-Times - CBS 2 - all 39 related

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Codex Alimentarius Komisyonu Cenova'da Toplanıyor Gıda Sanayii - Jul 1, 2006 Birleşmiş Milletler uluslararası gıda standartları topluluğu Codex Alimentarius Komisyonu, hastalıklara sebep olan organizmalar ve maddelerin gıdalarda kullanımını azaltmak amacıyla bir seri tedbir alınması yönünde teklifte bulunmak üzere ... UAE invited to attend FAO meetings on food safety Khaleej Times UN commission set to adopt safer food standards against disease ... noticias.info all 4 related

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Weighted Toys Won't Help Childhood Obesity The Common Voice - Jul 1, 2006 You have GOT to be kidding me! Now I think I've heard it all! This CBS News story cites a research study that found young overweight and obese children who play with toys that weigh heavier than normal helps ... Weighted toys could be the answer to weight problems among kids Earthtimes.org New weight loss secret for children? Canton Repository (subscription) NEWS.com.au - ABC News - Zee News - Independent Online - all 87 related

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Cervical cancer vaccine due soon San Francisco Chronicle - Jun 30, 2006 A new vaccine that prevents most forms of cervical cancer will be widely available as early as this fall after a federal advisory panel recommended Thursday that all 11- and 12-year-old girls receive the immunization. US medical panel recommends cervical cancer vaccine New Scientist (subscription) Merck's New Cervical Cancer Vaccine Unanimously Recommended by CDC ... DG News Detroit Free Press - Monsters and Critics.com - Independent Online - Xinhua - all 108 related

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Lawsuit aims to block Medicaid requirement Charlotte Sun-Herald - Jun 29, 2006 A law set to take effect July 1 requiring Americans to prove their citizenship for Medicaid is under fire from consumer advocacy groups that aim to overturn the new requirement in court. Taxpayers foot the bill for undocumented immigrants' medical care San Jose Mercury News Medicaid Rule Called A Threat To Millions Free Internet Press Newstarget.com - Daily Press - Kansas.com - Potomac News (subscription) - all 51 related

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Angry moms hold nurse-in at Victoria’s Boston Herald - 7 hours ago More than a dozen mothers held a nurse-in yesterday outside Victoria’s Secret, accusing the company that has made a bundle off breasts of discriminating against nursing mothers. Moms take babies to 'nurse-in' at Clackamas Victoria's Secret OregonLive.com Got breast milk? New state law celebrated AL.com Cleveland Plain Dealer - Gary Post Tribune - Asheville Citizen-Times - Journal Times Online - all 37 related

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Passive smoking: why is it dangerous? The Seoul Times - Jul 1, 2006 Surgeon General Richard Carmona's report on secondhand smoke and its dangers has brought back the focus on what is a very huge problem in the society. Editorial: A compelling case for state smoking ban Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) Smoking and children Sarasota Herald-Tribune Montreal Gazette (subscription) - Cleveland Plain Dealer - Albuquerque Tribune - Honolulu Star-Bulletin - all 37 related

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BBC News

Are rites of passage out of step? BBC News - 30 minutes ago Initiation rites are a vital step in the transition to adult life in many cultures around the world. Some involve ritual circumcision, symbolic cuts to the body or tests of endurance, others a period of reflection and isolation. Health agency won't stop circumcision studies Scripps News Circumcision Studies to Continue Says Health Panel MedIndia all 3 related

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UAE invited to attend FAO meetings on food safety Khaleej Times - 8 hours ago ABU DHABI —The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has invited the UAE to attend the meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) scheduled in Geneva from July 3 to 9. The international ... Eat To Live: Going after antibiotics Monsters and Critics.com Codex Alimentarius Komisyonu Cenova'da Toplanıyor Gıda Sanayii noticias.info - United Press International - all 7 related

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Daily Mail - UK

Official heat warning issued Monsters and Critics.com - 7 hours ago The government has issued a formal heat warming, with temperatures expected to soar past 30C (86F) across the UK today and into the week. Government issues heatwave warning Telegraph.co.uk Weather sparks heat stroke warning Bradford Telegraph CBBC newsround (audio) - ITV.com - BBC News - ic Wales - all 71 related

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Weighted toys, and other tricks, may help kids burn calories Canada.com - Jun 30, 2006 Doctors and health advocates have warned for years that American children are getting fatter. Now even some kids' teddy bears are packing on the pounds. US should fight child obesity with weighted teddies, study says Telegraph.co.uk Can Tubbier Teddy Bears Lead to Leaner Tots Daily News Central Pocket-lint.co.uk - Unison.ie - TVNZ - Scotsman - all 88 related

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China's Agriculture Ministry Confirms New Outbreak of Bird Flu Bloomberg - Jun 30, 2006 China's agriculture ministry confirmed a new outbreak of avian influenza in the northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, according to a government statement. New bird flu outbreak in China Bangkok Post H5N1 virus may have been in China since 2003 AsiaNews.it Medical News Today - Monsters and Critics.com - Scotsman - Hindu - all 201 related

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Regulation banning human organ trade takes effect Xinhua - 22 hours ago The purchase and sale of human organs is now banned in China after a new regulation came into effect on Saturday. Strict rules have also been imposed on human organ transplants ... China enacts tougher transplant laws United Press International Organs, Internet rights targeted Shanghai Daily all 7 related

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Boston Globe

HIV/AIDS drugs running low in Uganda People's Daily Online - Jun 30, 2006 The supply of free antiretroviral (ARVs) drugs is fast dwindling in Uganda, raising fears that the people using them might find themselves with no treatment after August, Daily Monitor reported on Friday. Long-term effects of drugs worry HIV patients Reuters.uk Ends and means Boston Globe Earthtimes.org - African News Dimension - Reuters - all 15 related

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Eat To Live: Going after antibiotics Monsters and Critics.com - Jun 30, 2006 On the menu of the Rose & Crown, an 18th-century coaching inn in Romaldkirk in England`s Yorkshire Dales, is Mr. Woodall`s mature Cumberland ham with fresh figs. Codex Alimentarius Komisyonu Cenova'da Toplanıyor Gıda Sanayii UAE invited to attend FAO meetings on food safety Khaleej Times noticias.info - United Press International - all 7 related

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CBS News

Experts Debate Labeling Children Obese Washington Post - 3 hours ago Is it OK for doctors and parents to tell children and teens they're fat? That seems to be at the heart of a debate over whether to replace the fuzzy language favored by the US ... Terminology for Childhood Obesity Houston Chronicle Experts debate labeling children obese Pierceland Herald WQAD - Terre Haute Tribune Star - KARE - ABC News - all 141 related

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US Panel Endorses Routine Cervical Cancer Vaccine for Girls CBC News - Jun 29, 2006 THURSDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) - A US advisory panel recommended Thursday that 11- and 12-year-old girls be routinely vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer. HPV Vaccine Advised for Girls Washington Post Panel Unanimously Recommends Cervical Cancer Vaccine for Girls 11 ... New York Times Los Angeles Times - New Scientist (subscription) - Detroit Free Press - Xinhua - all 137 related

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MedPage Today

Study: Even one drink can be dangerous Monsters and Critics.com - Jun 30, 2006 A University of Washington study warns that even a single strong drink can make a person 'blind drunk' and impair the drinker`s driving abilities. Alcohol's influence Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) Even One Strong Drink May Impair Judgment Forbes LiveScience.com - all 32 related

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R-CALF commends Canada for cattle-feed regulations Rapid City Journal - 9 hours ago BILLINGS, Mont. - Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of America, the cattlemen's group that has battled to ban Canadian cattle from the United States because of mad cow disease concerns ... Canada finds possible 6th mad cow case Fort Worth Star Telegram Canada Finds Suspect BSE Cow Farm Futures Reuters Canada - AXcess News - Hinesberg Journal - National Post - all 125 related

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Pomegranate juice may help prostate cancer patients Food Consumer - 8 hours ago Drinking pomegranate juice may help slow the growth of prostate cancer, suggests a small study published in the July 1 issue of journal Clinical Cancer Research. Pomegranate juice may be cancer weapon - US study Reuters India Pomegranate 'can slow prostate cancer' Trade Arabia BreakingNews.ie - The Age - all 77 related

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Weighted toys may help kids get fit Independent Online - Jul 1, 2006 Adding weights to children's toys may help them improve their fitness during playtime, the results of a small study suggest. "This study provides one intervention to the current ... Weighted toys might help kids burn calories South Bend Tribune Weighted Toys May Help Burn Calories ABC News Unison.ie - all 93 related

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New Drug, New Price, Old Results Firm Recasts Remedy in a Costlier ... International News Service - 4 hours ago A drug that can restore eyesight to some elderly people, even allowing them to read or drive again, is expected to win approval in the United States this week. Drug OK'd to combat cause of blindness Seattle Post Intelligencer Drug stopped vision loss in clinical trials Fort Wayne News Sentinel Reuters - Xagena.it - Naples Daily News - NBC5i.com - all 337 related

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Experts debate labeling children obese Biloxi Sun Herald - 46 minutes ago CHICAGO - Is it OK for doctors and parents to tell children and teens they're fat? That seems to be at the heart of a debate over whether to replace the fuzzy language favored by the US government with the ... Experts Debate Labeling Children Obese WRAL.com Terminology for childhood obesity Seattle Post Intelligencer Pierceland Herald - WQAD - all 136 related

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Cadbury chocolate warning News & Star - Jun 30, 2006 ALLERDALE Council’s environmental health unit is warning people not to eat any of the seven chocolate bars recalled by Cadbury’s. Cadbury's bug may be in 30 more products Guardian Unlimited 30 more Cadbury brands tested for food bug Scotsman The Observer Blog - ic North London Online - BBC News - all 65 related

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Diabetes adds 15 years: Study Toronto Star - Jun 29, 2006 A person with diabetes has the same risk of cardiovascular disease as someone who is 15 years older without diabetes, a new study suggests. Diabetes 'ages' heart by 15 years Irish Health Diabetes 'speeds aging by 15 years' Vancouver Sun (subscription) Medical News Today - Earthtimes.org - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - World Fitness - all 28 related

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Human organ ban trade takes effect China Daily - Jul 1, 2006 The purchase and sale of human organs are now banned in China after a new regulation came into effect on Saturday. Strict rules have also been imposed on human organ transplants in response to fierce overseas criticism of China's transplant industry. China enacts tougher transplant laws Political Gateway Regulation banning human organ trade takes effect Xinhua all 6 related

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Terminology for Childhood Obesity Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago A committee convened by the American Medical Association, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and others is studying childhood obesity. Terminology for childhood obesity Kansas City Star Terminology for Childhood Obesity Forbes The Spokesman Review - all 104 related

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BBC Birmingham

More Cadbury's Brands May Have Salmonella Medical News Today - 3 hours ago Officials from Birmingham City Council, UK, are testing another 30 Cadbury's brands as there is a chance the initial list of salmonella infected brands did not include several others. Poisoned patients and mystery samples - how food detectives traced ... Guardian Unlimited More tests for Cadbury products Monsters and Critics.com Bloomberg - ic Wales - Daily News Central - Salmon Arm Observer - all 65 related

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Washington Post

Heart disease kills Kuja Melbourne Herald Sun - 5 hours ago Western lowland gorillas, known for their brownish-grey coat and auburn crest, generally live into their 30s but some have survived into their 40s and 50s in captivity. Gorilla Dies of Heart Disease Washington Post Some in NJ start cleanup as others wait to go home Winston-Salem Journal (subscription) Baltimore Sun - Herald News Daily - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - ABC News - all 79 related

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Voice of America

H5N1 found in remote Nigerian state Melbourne Herald Sun - Jun 30, 2006 THE deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has appeared in remote Taraba state in eastern Nigeria, but in most other parts of Africa's most populous country the spread of the virus is slow, officials said overnight. Deadly bird flu strain found in Nigeria Independent Online East Nigeria records fresh outbreak of bird flu People's Daily Online Voice of America - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - all 18 related

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