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United States has highest prevalence of overweight teens in 15 country study
In a study of adolescents across 15 countries, adolescents in the United States had the highest prevalence of overweight, according to an article in the January issue of The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. more
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Information for patients and parents: How can I help an overweight child?
Healthy eating and physical activity habits are key to a child's well-being. Eating too much and exercising too little can lead to overweight and related health problems that can follow children into adult years. Take an active role in helping a child learn healthy eating and physical activity habits that may last for a lifetime. more
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Vegetable-derived chemicals may ultimately cure some cancers
Broccoli, cabbage, turnips and mustard greens. A dose a day keeps most cancers away. more
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Methamphetamine withdrawal associated with brain changes seen in mood disorders
Results of a new study indicate that people who have recently stopped abusing the powerfully addictive drug methamphetamine may have brain abnormalities similar to those seen in people with mood disorders. The findings suggest practitioners could improve success rates for methamphetamine users receiving addiction treatment by also providing therapy for depression and anxiety in appropriate individuals. The study is published in the January 2004 issue of the journal Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Information for patients and professionals: Methamphetamine - Abuse and addiction
Methamphetamine is a powerfully addictive stimulant that dramatically affects the central nervous system. The drug is made easily in clandestine laboratories with relatively inexpensive over-thecounter ingredients. These factors combine to make methamphetamine
a drug with high potential for widespread abuse. more
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Laboratory confirmation of a SARS case in southern China
Results from laboratory tests received today have confirmed a case of SARS in a 32-year-old man in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. The patient is a television producer who has been under treatment, in isolation, at a hospital in the provincial capital, Guangzhou, since 20 December.
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450 calves in herd linked to mad-cow Holstein to be destroyed by U.S. agriculture officials
450 calves in a Washington state herd that includes an offspring of the cow diagnosed with mad cow disease will be destroyed by U.S. agriculture officials. Ron DeHaven, the Agriculture Department's chief veterinarian, said yesterday that the month-old calves would be slaughtered this week at an undisclosed facility that is not being used.
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