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Reuters - The increase in the rates of
cesarean sections reported by many countries appears to be
associated, in part, to more and more women deciding to have
children later in life, according to a report in the current
issue of PLoS Medicine.

Reuters - A higher body mass index (BMI)
is associated with lower survival rates in women with breast
cancer, according to a report in the July 10th issue of the
Journal of Clinical Oncology.

AP - California on Friday became the first state to prohibit restaurants from using artery-clogging trans fats in preparing their food.

AP - When there’s an urgent need to trace fruits and vegetables in a crisis like the salmonella outbreak, a lot of the pieces for a rapid-response system already exist. But nobody has quite figured out how to put them together to operate seamlessly in the vast American marketplace.

Reuters - The percentage of adults who
have ever had a thorough skin exam to look for signs of skin
cancer is low — with some of the lowest rates seen among those
whose jobs keep them in the sun all day, a U.S. study shows.

AP - The government is narrowing its warning to hot pepper lovers, saying only Mexican-grown jalapenos now are linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak — clearing the U.S. crop.

Reuters - Children with
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at
increased risk for being overweight, regardless of whether or
not they are currently receiving medications for the condition.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

AP - The plant has been described by local residents as magical, its qualities almost mythical.

AP - One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, “Be careful what you wish for because you might get it.”

(NaturalNews) Sticking more closely to a Mediterranean diet may lead to a longer life, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The researchers say that the study is the first to examine a connection between the diet and mortality in a U.S. population.
Researchers examined data on more than 160,000 women […]

(NaturalNews) In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, medical researchers warn that anti-vaccination activists are using YouTube to get their message across and say that pro-vaccination forces need to respond in kind with an ensuing media campaign.
Researchers Kumanan Wilson and Jennifer Keelan of the University of Toronto did a […]

(NaturalNews) The general public is slowly becoming aware of some of the health benefits of antioxidants. Health-conscious individuals have known about their many benefits, which include the ability to fight cancer and heart disease, for a long time now. The good news is that according to a new study by a group of Italian scientists […]