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AP - A growing number of women with early stage breast cancer seem to be choosing to have the whole breast removed instead of just the cancerous lump, doctors are reporting.

How two small actions can improve the way your family eats.

Experts Weigh in on quick solutions for firmer and smoother legs.

Reuters - Obesity contributes to global warming,
too.

Reuters - Ads for prescription drugs
need to be clear and direct and government needs to study the
effects these ads have on consumer behavior, particularly among
the elderly and minorities, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration
panel of outside experts said on Thursday.

The American Medical Group Association announced its support of the National Diabetes Goal that by 2015, 45 percent of Americans will know their blood glucose level and what actions to take. AMGA joined more than 20 national organizations as an inaugural supporter of this goal, which was unveiled today at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., […]

Reuters - Obesity is a well known risk
factor for certain physical health problems, but a new study
suggests that heavy adults also have higher rates of
psychiatric disorders.

New research suggests a link between asthma and an increased risk for suicide attempts in adults, but not suicidal thoughts without attempts.

An adult fitness test is being introduced by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. It will incorporate several of the exercises that millions of students undertake each year as they aim for a certificate signed by the president.

Despite strides in gender equality most teenage girls continue to experience sexual harassment at home, school, and on the playing field.

Reuters - France is the first EU country to report
a leveling off of childhood obesity rates, suggesting that
healthier diet programs and a ban on vending machines in
schools is paying off, researchers said on Thursday.

Popularity in school may have little to do with later social success.

AFP - Childhood obesity may be levelling in France in contrast to the general trend in Europe where more youngsters are growing fat, according to two new studies presented Thursday.

Diabetes UK welcomes a new study showing that, as a group, people with diabetes who use insulin do not have more car accidents than those without the condition.
People with diabetes are subject to tighter regulations, and in some instances to discrimination, when it comes to being granted driving licences. This is because it is perceived […]