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AP - One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do.

Reuters - U.S. children turn away from
exercise in droves in their early teen years after getting much
more exercise when they are younger, according to a study
spotlighting a factor in the rise of youth obesity.

Reuters - Ultrasound imaging is a simple,
noninvasive way to detect distension of the carotid arteries -
the arteries that pass through the neck to supply the brain
with oxygen — which is an independent predictor of coronary
heart disease (CHD) in the elderly, French researchers report
in the current issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and
Vascular Biology.

Reuters - Young sexually active people should get
themselves tested annually for the infection chlamydia and
again every time they change partner, the Health Protection
Agency said on Tuesday.

AP - During the past two school years, teacher Julia Keyse had to enforce an unusual rule in her kindergarten and first-grade classroom: No interrupting while she pricked Caylee’s finger to check her blood sugar and adjusted her insulin pump.

Reuters - Obese women who carry most of their
extra weight around the stomach are 70 percent more likely to
develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers
reported on Tuesday.

AP - An E. coli outbreak traced to recalled beef in Michigan and Ohio has spawned cases in three other states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.

Reuters - One form of statins, the cholesterol
fighter that is the world’s top selling drug, does not appear
to help children overcome a common, genetically linked learning
disability, researchers said on Tuesday.

AP - One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do.

Reuters - Children with peanut allergies
may run the risk of not receiving life-saving treatment for a
severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis because they don’t
have their epinephrine autoinjector with them at school,
Canadian researchers report.

AFP - HIV/AIDS tests and anti-malaria medication will be available free to children, official sources in Congo, Health Minister Emilienne Raoul announced Tuesday.

Reuters - Performing gastric bypass
surgery to reduce the weight of morbidly obese patients using a
laparoscopic method, rather than the conventional more invasive
“open” abdominal method, reduces postoperative complications,
the need for a second operation, and shortens hospital stays,
new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass
is more expensive.

Reuters - Having the television on in the
background while pre-schoolers play with their toys disrupts
their efforts to sustain attention, even when they don’t pay
much attention to it, and may harm their development,
researchers report in current issue the journal Child
Development.

Reuters - Cigarette smoking appears to be
associated with a decreased risk of cancer of the endometrium,
the inner lining of the uterus, research from China suggests.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — As your baby grows and learns to walk, it’s
important to prepare your home to keep your toddler safe and
injury-free.