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136. 'Active' video games get some kids off the couch
     Monday, October 1, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids may spend too much time in front of the TV, but "active" video games are getting some of them on their feet and moving, according to a study out Monday.
137. Germany resumes ritual circumcisions after dispute
     Monday, October 1, 2012
     BERLIN (Reuters) - Shopkeeper Nevzat Cavan is rushing to meet orders for the white, fur-trimmed costumes worn by Muslim boys for their circumcision, relieved that Berlin's city government has allowed the operations to resume.
138. Only severely ill should be tested for new virus: WHO
     Monday, October 1, 2012
     LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors should only test people for a new virus if they are very ill in hospital with a respiratory infection, have been in Qatar or Saudi Arabia and test negative for common forms of pneumonia and infections, the World Health Organisation said on Saturday.
139. Injuries due to child abuse on the rise
     Monday, October 1, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More kids were hospitalized for serious injuries resulting from abuse in 2009 than in 1997, according to a new study - despite previous research suggesting fewer kids are maltreated now than in the past.
140. Study finds birth defects down among IVF babies
     Friday, September 28, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Though assisted-reproduction techniques (ART) are known to come with a higher risk for birth defects, a new review of defect rates in Western Australia shows major birth defects becoming less common over the course of a decade among babies born through ART.
141. Cardiac arrests at school usually not in students
     Friday, September 28, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Student athletes collapsing from cardiac arrest in the middle of a game may grab headlines, but when someone's heart gives up at a school, it's usually not a youngster's.
142. FDA approves Abbott's Humira for ulcerative colitis
     Friday, September 28, 2012
     (Reuters) - U.S health regulators on Friday approved Abbott Laboratories Inc's blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira for the treatment of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease.
143. Sex problems common with breast cancer drugs
     Friday, September 28, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women treated with hormone-blocking drugs to stave off breast cancer recurrences are often dissatisfied with their sex lives, a new study from Sweden has found.
144. Probiotic for babies may not fight allergies later
     Friday, September 28, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kindergartners who were given "good bacteria" supplements as infants were no less likely to suffer from allergies than other kids in a new study from Australia.
145. Yosemite workers' blood examined for hantavirus clues
     Friday, September 28, 2012
     SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Public health officials have begun examining blood samples and questionnaire results from dozens of Yosemite National Park workers who volunteered for a study designed to shed light on an unprecedented outbreak of deadly hantavirus.
146. Finding a new virus: Spit, sequencing and serendipity
     Friday, September 28, 2012
     LONDON (Reuters) - Professor Maria Zambon's first thought when her team of scientists matched a virus from a patient's sputum to one never before seen in humans was: "Oh no, this is going to be tricky."
147. New virus not spreading easily between people: WHO
     Friday, September 28, 2012
     LONDON (Reuters) - A new and potentially fatal virus, from the same family as SARS, which was discovered in a patient in London last week appears not to spread easily form person to person, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
148. LA billionaire covets sports teams to promote health
     Friday, September 28, 2012
     LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bio-tech entrepreneur Patrick Soon-Shiong, the richest man in Los Angeles, intends to make a bid for sports and real estate firm Anschutz Entertainment Group and wants to bring a National Football League team back to the second most populous U.S. city.
149. Mice, roaches in prison cells may be unconstitutional
     Thursday, September 27, 2012
     Sept 27 (Reuters) - A prominent federal judge said on Thursday that the infestation of a prison cell with mice and cockroaches may violate the U.S. constitutional protection against cruel and unusual punishment, even if the inmate is not physically harmed.
150. Soccer players often recover fully from ACL surgery
     Thursday, September 27, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most soccer players are able to return to the field after surgery to repair torn knee ligaments, a new study suggests.

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