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Children's waistlines have expanded two clothing sizes over past 20 years
Children's waistlines have expanded by 4 cm - equivalent to two clothing sizes - over the past 20 years, shows research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. And girls seem to be getting bigger faster than boys, the study shows.
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Mayo Clinic researchers discover that key cancer gene cbp doesn't work alone; Important clue to targeting new treatments for lymphoma, breast and colon cancers
Mayo Clinic cancer researchers have discovered a key partnership between two genes in mice that prevents the development of cancer of the lymph nodes, known as T-cell leukemia or lymphoma.
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Antibiotics may not be necessary when treating children with a simple skin abscess
Physicians may not need to prescribe antibiotics when treating a common skin infection in children, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
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Women who were sexually abused as children more likely to smoke
Women who were sexually abused as children are much more likely to be current smokers than women who weren't abused as children. That's a key finding of a preliminary study on possible connections between sexual abuse and smoking -- a topic that has been largely overlooked in medical research. more
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Number of children linked to obesity for mom and dad
The more children a person has, the greater the risk he or she will become obese, according to a new study from Duke University Medical Center. From an analysis of a large database of middle-aged Americans, researchers found women faced an average 7 percent increased risk of obesity per child and men an average 4 percent increased risk per child. Researchers attribute the weight gain to a busier lifestyle that may include a diet of more fast food and leave less time for exercise. more
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Kidney transplant patients who develop diabetes show poor short-term outcomes
Patients who develop diabetes shortly after kidney transplantation have poorer short-term outcomes than those who had the disease before transplant, according to a Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center study.
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American Heart Month --- February 2004
February is American Heart Month. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and a major cause of permanent disability. During 2004, of the estimated 1.2 million persons who will have a heart
attack, approximately half will die. more
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