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Good evening Srini, WED 28 Jan 2009 

today's headlines

Want to get healthy? Exercise 7 minutes a week
Cured meats tied to childhood leukemia risk
Effects of concussion last decades, study suggests
Senate poised to approve children's health bill
Plastic chemical may stay in body longer: study
Tai Chi may not reduce fall risk in elderly
Influenza may trigger Guillain-Barre syndrome
U.S. peanut plant shipped salmonella-tainted products: FDA
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak kills more than 3,000
African Americans often unaware of kidney disease
 

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Want to get healthy? Exercise 7 minutes a week
January 28, 2009 08:39 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Rigorous workouts lasting as little as three minutes may help prevent diabetes by helping control blood sugar, British researchers said on Wednesday.

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Cured meats tied to childhood leukemia risk
January 28, 2009 03:50 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who regularly eat cured meats like bacon and hot dogs may have a heightened risk of leukemia, while vegetables and soy products may help protect against cancer, a new study suggests.

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Effects of concussion last decades, study suggests
January 28, 2009 09:04 AM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A single concussion early in an athlete's career can take a toll on memory, attention and reaction time 30 years later, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.

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Senate poised to approve children's health bill
January 28, 2009 05:20 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. Senate on Wednesday moved closer to approving an expansion of a popular children's health care program after rejecting Republican efforts to pare down eligibility requirements.

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Plastic chemical may stay in body longer: study
January 28, 2009 08:48 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversial chemical used in many plastic products may remain in the body longer than previously thought, and people may be ingesting it from sources other than food, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

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Tai Chi may not reduce fall risk in elderly
January 28, 2009 03:49 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Traditional Chinese balance and mobility exercise training does not appear to reduce the risk of falls among home-living elderly at high risk of falling, according to a study from the Netherlands.

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Influenza may trigger Guillain-Barre syndrome
January 28, 2009 02:31 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Influenza infection can occasionally precipitate the occurrence of Guillain-Barre syndrome, French researchers report in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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U.S. peanut plant shipped salmonella-tainted products: FDA
January 28, 2009 01:35 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A peanut plant in Georgia identified as the source of an outbreak of salmonella shipped out products that managers knew might have been tainted, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said on Tuesday.

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Zimbabwe cholera outbreak kills more than 3,000
January 28, 2009 02:32 PM ET
HARARE (Reuters) - Cholera has killed more than 3,000 Zimbabweans and infected at least 57,000, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, making it the deadliest outbreak in Africa in 15 years.

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African Americans often unaware of kidney disease
January 28, 2009 12:38 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One reason that African Americans have high rates of kidney failure is that earlier, treatable stages of kidney disease are not being recognized in this population, according to findings from the Jackson Heart Study reported in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases for February.

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