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CNN.com - Health

She drops 100 pounds, gains new world [Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:03:53 EDT]
I come from a small-ish town in Oklahoma where we've never met a vegetable we couldn't fry and the only things more super-sized than our portions are the huge church complexes that alternate with fast-food restaurants along our roads.

For teens, too little sleep may equal too many snacks [Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:06:08 EDT]
All those late nights spent trolling Facebook, texting friends, and cramming for tests may be taking a toll on teenagers' diets, a new study suggests.

Build-it-yourself playground helps kids imagine [Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:59:58 EDT]
He's designed everything from upscale hotels and restaurants to the sets for Broadway plays and the Academy Awards ceremony.

 
NYT > Health

Employers Push Costs for Health on Workers [Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:20:07 GMT]
Employers passed all of the increases in insurance premiums this year to their employees, a survey found.

Srinagar Journal: A Kashmir Hospital Is Witness to Conflict [Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:01:02 GMT]
Just getting to work is an ordeal for staff members, who have also had to face chanting protesters in their emergency room.

Child’s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young [Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:37:29 GMT]
Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development.

 
Yahoo! News: Health News

Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP) [Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:55:59 GMT]
AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?

Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP) [Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:01:40 GMT]
AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.

New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB (AP) [Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:27:49 GMT]
AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.