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1. Extra pounds tied to higher risk of hospitalization
   Friday, October 19, 2012
   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regardless of lifestyle and other health-related factors, heavier people were more likely than lean ones to be hospitalized for a variety of conditions in a new study from Australia. That was the case not just for obese people, but for the merely overweight as well.
2. Saw palmetto seems safe in men with urinary problems
   Friday, October 19, 2012
   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The popular supplement saw palmetto may be safe for men with urinary symptoms, a new study finds - but whether it actually works is a whole other matter.
3. California city seeks to cut asthma rate via bond issue
   Friday, October 19, 2012
   NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of Fresno, Calif., will be the first municipality in the United States to see whether "social impact bonds," an innovative security that promotes a societal benefit, can be used to tackle a major healthcare problem like asthma.
4. Is simpler colon screen enough for many women?
   Friday, October 19, 2012
   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women younger than 70 have a relatively low risk of abnormal growths in the upper part of the colon, a new study confirms - suggesting, researchers say, that many women can opt for less invasive colon cancer screening.
5. Chicago's Cook County wants tax on bullets to pay for healthcare
   Friday, October 19, 2012
   CHICAGO (Reuters) - The top executive of the county that includes Chicago took aim at gun owners on Thursday, proposing a tax on bullets and firearms to help defray healthcare expenses associated with the high rate of gun violence.
6. Free fruit at school tied to fewer junk snacks
   Friday, October 19, 2012
   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Norwegian children attending schools where free fruit was on offer ate less junk food and drank less soda than before the fruit was available, according to a new study that also found kids from disadvantaged households seemed to benefit the most.
7. Texas to end health program if Planned Parenthood participates
   Friday, October 19, 2012
   AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas health program that serves more than 100,000 low-income women will shut down if Planned Parenthood is allowed to continue participating, the state's health and human services chief said on Thursday.
8. Call for tighter standards to combat science fraud
   Thursday, October 18, 2012
   LONDON (Reuters) - False claims from scientific research have prompted health scares and unjustified product bans, and a report this week from the world's national science academies predicts misconduct is set to rise.
9. Pediatricians warn of kids' access to guns at home
   Thursday, October 18, 2012
   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. pediatricians Thursday called for the strictest possible gun sales, safety and storage laws to prevent deaths in kids and teens, as well as better education for parents on the dangers of having a gun at home.
10. Family whooping cough shots may protect babies
    Thursday, October 18, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Vaccinating moms and older siblings against whooping cough may prevent infants from coming down with the infection, a new study suggests.
11. Severe obesity still rising fast in the U.S.
    Thursday, October 18, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of Americans who are severely obese shot up by 70 percent in the past decade or so, though the increase has slowed down in more recent years, a new study finds.
12. Women with genital cutting have poorer sex life
    Thursday, October 18, 2012
    It's well-known that genital cutting has long-term consequences for women - including childbirth complications, incontinence and psychological disorders.
13. Counseling slows weight gain in obese moms-to-be
    Thursday, October 18, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Motivational counseling can slow down pregnancy weight gain in obese women and may take the edge off their anxiety, too, according to a new study from Belgium.
14. Drug showed promise in clearing drug-resistant TB
    Thursday, October 18, 2012
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - An antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections showed promise at treating a highly drug-resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis, U.S. government and South Korean researchers said on Wednesday.
15. J&J's Crucell halts supply of 2.36 million flu vaccines to Italy
    Wednesday, October 17, 2012
    PARIS (Reuters) - Crucell, the vaccines unit of U.S. drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, has suspended a delivery of 2.36 million seasonal flu vaccine doses to Italy after it found problems with two lots of it, the Italian health ministry said on Wednesday.

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