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Yahoo! News: Health News: Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:48:45 -0400

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and preschoolers who don't get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity, a new study suggests.

Yahoo! News: Health News: Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks (HealthDay)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:48:44 -0400

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds.

Yahoo! News: Health News: Autistic Toddlers Prefer to Gaze at Geometric Patterns: Study (HealthDay)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:48:43 -0400

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- When given the choice to gaze at geometric patterns or children dancing and playing, toddlers with autism spent more time looking at the patterns while typically developing toddlers preferred to look at other kids, a new study finds.

Yahoo! News: Health News: Fillings, Sealants May Leach BPA Into Kids' Mouths (HealthDay)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:48:36 -0400

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The fillings and sealants that many dentists use can expose children to the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a new analysis indicates, but such exposure is short-lived and it remains unclear whether or not it poses a long-term health risk.

Yahoo! News: Health News: Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 7, 2010 (HealthDay)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:48:33 -0400

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Yahoo! News: Health News: Judge won't let stem cell money keep flowing (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:46:47 -0400

AP - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to lift his order blocking federal funding for some stem cell research, saying that a "parade of horribles" predicted by federal officials would not happen.

Yahoo! News: Health News: Four million child deaths avoidable in past decade: report (AFP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:25:59 -0400

AFP - Four million children have died in the past decade because governments have not spread major medical advances to the poor, a leading aid group said Tuesday.

Yahoo! News: Health News: US smoking rate still stuck at 1 in 5 adults (AP)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:39:30 -0400

AP - U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday.

Yahoo! News: Health News: Fillings, Sealants May Leach BPA Into Kids' Mouths (HealthDay)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:03:25 -0400

Yahoo! News: Health News: Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 7, 2010 (HealthDay)

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:03:22 -0400

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: