University Of Alabama At Birmingham-Hispanic Children-Healthday News-Healthy Weight

Parents May Hold Key to Healthy Weight in Hispanic Kids

FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Parents of overweight Hispanic children are willing to make food and lifestyle changes that will benefits their kids' health, a new study suggests. read more..

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Holiday Travel Tips for People With Diabetes

FRIDAY, Dec. 23 (Healthday News) -- If you have diabetes and plan on traveling this Holiday Season, there are certain things you need to do to safeguard your health, says a University of Alabama at Birmingham expert. read more..

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Health Officials-Influenza Virus-Flu

FDA approves first 4-in-1 flu vaccine

Federal Health Officials have approved the first vaccine that protects against four strains of the common flu, offering one additional layer of protection against the influenza virus that affects millions each year. read more..

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World Health Organization-Pediatric Health Experts-Scientific Information-H5n1 Bird Flu Virus

WHO: Bird flu research raises safety questions

The World Health Organization is warning that dangerous scientific information could fall into the wrong hands after U.S. government-funded researchers engineered a form of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus more easily transmissible between humans. read more..

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Experts Endorse Lower Lead-Poisoning Threshold

THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (Healthday News) -- Pediatric health experts are applauding a U.S. advisory panel's recommendation to lower the threshold for toxic lead exposure in children. read more..

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Asif Ali Zardari-Health Reasons-Popular News-News Anchor

Pakistan president says he's fine

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is "fine" and will return home soon, a news anchor quoted him as saying on Friday, nearly a week after he was rushed to Dubai for Health Reasons that led to rumors of his resignation and speculation about a possible coup. "I'm fine and will return soon," Zardari reportedly told Hamid Mir, a popular news anchor, who repeated Zardari's statement on state television. "I did not want to leave. My children and friends and the prime minister insisted that I go for a checkup. ... read more..

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Healthday News

U.S. Kids Still Eat Too Much Added Sugar: CDC

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 29 (Healthday News) -- Added sugar in drinks and foods makes up almost 16 percent of the calories U.S. children and teens consume, federal health officials report. read more..

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The Rest Of The World-World Response-Bird Flu Virus

Divides emerge in US, world response to mutant flu

A divide has emerged between the United States and the rest of the world on whether to publish or keep secret the details of an engineered mutant bird flu virus that can pass in the air between animals, health experts said on Wednesday. read more..

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