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Reuters - The newest low-tech fertility
treatment may be a diet, researchers said on Wednesday after
learning that obese men have more abnormal sperm and make less
semen.

Reuters - A former Wall Street banker who said
he lost $3 million from compulsive gambling caused by a popular
drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease is suing companies
involved with the drug for his losses.

AP - More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is warning certain people to avoid types of hot peppers, too.

AP - Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked through a wall of applause and into the Senate on Wednesday and cast a dramatic, decisive vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation.

AP - Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked through a wall of applause and into the Senate on Wednesday and cast a dramatic, decisive vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation.

AP - More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is implicating some types of hot peppers, too.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes and being over- or
underweight can have a negative effect on male fertility.

Reuters - Despite new efforts to regulate
Internet pharmacies, 85 percent of sites selling controlled
drugs do not require a prescription, researchers reported on
Wednesday.

AP - The toll in the salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes has passed 1,000 confirmed ill, making it the worst food outbreak in years. Now the government says some types of hot peppers may be implicated, too.

AP - More than three-quarters of Web sites that offer highly addictive medications do not require a prescription, according to a study released Wednesday.

AP - Faced with the globalization of drug production, the United States is joining with Europe and Australia to inspect factories in countries like China and India that make an increasing share of the active ingredients in medications.

Reuters - Despite new efforts to regulate
Internet pharmacies, 85 percent of sites selling controlled
drugs do not require a prescription, researchers reported on
Wednesday.

AP - Bullying doctors can make nurses afraid to question their performance, resulting in medical errors, according to a hospital group that announced new requirements for cracking down on intimidating behavior.

With unprecedented levels of obesity across the Western world, and incidence of associated heart disease, cancer and diabetes rising, there is a major drive to find new treatments. Scientists from Germany have recently discovered that extracts of a traditional herbal remedy derived from Tabebuia impetiginosa can act to delay the absorption of dietary fat in […]

Reuters - Parents’ general approach to
raising their children is often apparent in how they manage
their kids’ diets — suggesting that efforts to control
childhood obesity need to consider family dynamics, according
to researchers.