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196. Rising dementia among US clients risky for brokers
     Friday, September 21, 2012
     (Reuters) - Taking direction from elderly clients whose mental capacity is on the decline causes some sticky problems for Wall Street's brokers.
197. Dairy products won't make you skinny, evidence says
     Friday, September 21, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding a couple of servings of milk or yogurt to your daily diet probably won't help you drop any pants sizes, according to a new analysis of past studies.
198. Lawmakers seek limits on arsenic in rice
     Friday, September 21, 2012
     WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. lawmakers are introducing a bill on Friday to limit the amount of arsenic allowed in rice and rice-based products, a legislator said.
199. After heart attacks, pain drugs' risks seem to last
     Friday, September 21, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Common painkillers like ibuprofen and naproxen are considered risky for people who've had a heart attack. And now a large study suggests those risks do not go away with time.
200. Race doesn't affect injury outcomes in kids
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - White, black and Hispanic children who got seriously injured were equally likely to survive their hospital stay in a new study - despite past evidence of racial disparities for injured adults and sometimes children as well.
201. Pharma calls for bigger role in Medicare
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The role of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry within Medicare should be expanded as a way to reduce the popular healthcare program's contribution to the federal deficit without resorting to drug rebates, the chief of the industry's trade group said on Thursday.
202. Community program may help some obese kids
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heavy kids who took part in a program hosted at community YMCAs were able keep off some extra weight and improved their quality of life, including relationships with peers and functioning at school.
203. Medicare Advantage enrollment projected to grow 11%
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the private insurance segment of the popular U.S. healthcare program for the elderly, is expected to grow 11 percent next year while premiums remain steady, government health officials said on Wednesday.
204. Czechs ban liquor export after bootleg booze kills 23
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government imposed an immediate ban on all exports of hard liquor on Thursday following the deaths of 23 people from methyl alcohol poisoning, Prime Minister Petr Necas said.
205. Poor smokers in NY spend 1/4 of income on cigarettes
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters) - Poor smokers in New York State spend about a quarter of their entire income on cigarettes, nearly twice as much as the national average for low-income smokers, according to a new study.
206. Second-hand smoke tied to memory problems: study
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smokers and people who regularly breathe others' cigarette fumes are worse at remembering things on their to-do lists than are people with no tobacco exposure, a small study says.
207. Author defends Monsanto GM study as EU orders review
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The French author of a study linking a type of genetically modified corn to higher health risks in rats dismissed criticism of his research methods on Thursday, describing the work as the most detailed study to date on the subject.
208. Colo. man awarded $7.2 mln in "popcorn lung" lawsuit
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     DENVER (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court jury on Wednesday awarded a Colorado man $7.2 million in damages for developing a chronic condition known as popcorn lung from a chemical used in flavoring microwave popcorn.
209. Study on Monsanto GM corn concerns draws skepticism
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     LONDON (Reuters) - In a study that prompted sharp criticism from other experts, French scientists said on Wednesday that rats fed on Monsanto's genetically modified corn or exposed to its top-selling weedkiller suffered tumors and multiple organ damage.
210. China's Bright Dairy recalls cheese product for babies: paper
     Thursday, September 20, 2012
     SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Bright Dairy & Food Co Ltd has been ordered by the Shanghai government to recall a cheese product for babies as it includes an additive banned for years, a Shanghai government newspaper said on Thursday.

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