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Good evening Srini, FRI 31 Oct 2008 

today's headlines

Too much weight in pregnancy can make baby fat
China turns to fixing system as toxic milk eases
Probiotic for babies doesn't ward off allergies
Employees favor breastfeeding-friendly policies
Illness, aging may not change end-of-life choices
Most adults get some exercise during the day: study
Coordinated headache management best
Successive births, HRT hard on the joints
Chinese resort island battles cholera outbreak
Low vitamin D common in kids with cystic fibrosis
 

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Too much weight in pregnancy can make baby fat
October 31, 2008 09:58 AM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women who gain more than 40 pounds (18 kg ) during pregnancy have nearly twice the risk of delivering a heavy baby as those who gain less, U.S. researchers said on Friday.



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China turns to fixing system as toxic milk eases
October 31, 2008 01:49 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's health minister urged officials to focus on fixing the problem-ridden food safety system now the flood of Chinese children hospitalized for toxic milk poisoning has eased.



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Probiotic for babies doesn't ward off allergies
October 31, 2008 01:25 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving children a type of "good bacteria" during their first 6 months of life doesn't reduce their risk of developing allergies in early childhood, researchers from Australia report.



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Employees favor breastfeeding-friendly policies
October 31, 2008 01:25 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most employees have positive views of workplace policies that help women keep up breastfeeding after they return to the job, a new study suggests.



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Illness, aging may not change end-of-life choices
October 31, 2008 01:27 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who say they wouldn't want life-sustaining treatments if they were brain dead tend not to change their minds over time, but the preferences of those who want more aggressive treatment are less stable, a new study of aging doctors suggests.



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Most adults get some exercise during the day: study
October 31, 2008 01:05 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many adults may be meeting experts' recommendations on exercise if all types of activity, from work and play, are counted, a study of Swedish adults hints.



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Coordinated headache management best
October 31, 2008 01:03 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to managing chronic headache, a practical coordinated approach aimed at filling the gaps in "usual" care leads to a marked improvement in patients' quality of life and satisfaction with treatment, researchers report in the journal Headache.



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Successive births, HRT hard on the joints
October 31, 2008 09:16 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Early puberty, giving birth to multiple children, and taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) all increase a woman's risk of needing joint replacement surgery due to arthritis, according to data from a large, study of middle-aged women in the UK.



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Chinese resort island battles cholera outbreak
October 31, 2008 02:35 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's southern resort island of Hainan has confirmed 30 cholera cases and nearly 300 suspected cases in the last few days, the provincial government said on Friday.



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Low vitamin D common in kids with cystic fibrosis
October 31, 2008 09:17 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and current treatment recommendations for correcting the deficiency are "inadequate," conclude clinicians from The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland.



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