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Children's eating disorders jump in US CBC.ca Eating disorders are sending more US children to hospital and pediatricians should be on the lookout for patients suspected of having a problem, according to a new report. Among children younger than 12 with eating disorders, hospitalizations jumped ... See all stories on this topic »

Best to focus on preventing HIV in Africa: report Reuters Nandi Makhele, 25, poses for a portrait while wearing a T-shirt indicating that she is HIV-positive, in Cape Town's Khayelitsha township February 15, 2010. By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to treat everyone in ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Merck Halts Study of Once-Daily HIV Drug Wall Street Journal By PETER LOFTUS Merck & Co. said Monday it will end a study of HIV drug Isentress after initial results showed a once-daily dosage wasn't as effective as the standard twice-daily regimen. Merck had hoped a once-daily Isentress would be a more ... See all stories on this topic »

Probiotics may have some benefits for kids Washington Post By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP CHICAGO -- A leading medical group says there's some evidence that probiotics, or "good" bacteria, may have limited benefits for certain illnesses in children. But the group says the science isn't yet strong enough to advocate ... See all stories on this topic »

Aging Ills Reversed in Mice Wall Street Journal By GAUTAM NAIK Scientists have partially reversed age-related degeneration in mice, an achievement that suggests a new approach for tackling similar disorders in people. By tweaking a gene, the researchers reversed brain disease and restored the sense ... See all stories on this topic »

Prostate Cancer Prevented by Pill? Not So Fast, Experts Say CBS News It's a question some men are asking, in light of new research showing that two prescription drugs used to treat benign prostate enlargment cut the risk of prostate tumors in men. But we're not there yet, doctors say. GlaxoSmithKline has asked the FDA ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

Alcohol-Laced Whipped Cream Raising Concerns Fox News The alcohol-laced energy drink Four Loko has been stirring up a lot of controversy in the last month, and now there's another concoction on the market that is raising some eyebrows. This time it's alcoholic whipped cream. The products are sold under a ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News

Confess your T-Day overindulgence! CNN For some, it's Cyber Monday. For others, it's, "Sigh...did I really need that 14th helping of deep-fried turkey?" Monday. Weight Watchers today introduced an overhaul of its "Points" based weight loss program, claiming that more is known about the ... See all stories on this topic »

Second-hand smoke kills 600000 a year: WHO study WTAM.com A new report by the World Health Organization reveals that almost 600000 people die each year from second-hand smoke. (Reuters) - Around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600000 people a year, ... See all stories on this topic »

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