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Good evening Srini, TUE 13 Jan 2009  today's headlines Health group blasts inaction on tobacco control Obesity may raise risk of ovarian cancer Congress set to vote on children's health bill Sexually transmitted disease rates soar: CDC Ovarian surgery doesn't end all cancer risk: study Smoking when pregnant affects thyroid for both: study Parkinson's disease puts bones, joints at risk Longer paid leaves promote breastfeeding success Finding it hard to walk? Try walking Statins may help millions more people: study   more details Health group blasts inaction on tobacco control January 13, 2009 03:02 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. leaders failed to take meaningful steps to reduce smoking over the past year, with a tobacco regulation bill stalling in Congress and a global treaty gathering dust, a major health group said on Tuesday. Full Article Obesity may raise risk of ovarian cancer January 13, 2009 05:15 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese women may have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than their thinner counterparts, a large study of U.S. women suggests. Full Article Congress set to vote on children's health bill January 13, 2009 05:12 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moving quickly to try to give President-elect Barack Obama an early victory on an important healthcare issue, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Wednesday to expand a children's health program and increase cigarette taxes to pay for it. Full Article Sexually transmitted disease rates soar: CDC January 13, 2009 03:25 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. syphilis rates rose for a seventh year in 2007, driven by gay and bisexual men, while chlamydia reached record numbers and gonorrhea remained at alarming levels -- especially among blacks, health officials said on Tuesday. Full Article Ovarian surgery doesn't end all cancer risk: study January 13, 2009 05:11 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women with high-risk genetic mutations who have their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed lower their risk of cancer in those organs by about 80 percent but can still be afflicted, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Full Article Smoking when pregnant affects thyroid for both: study January 13, 2009 03:28 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here's another thing that smoking while pregnant can do -- it can damage both the mother's and the baby's thyroid function, British researchers reported on Tuesday. Full Article Parkinson's disease puts bones, joints at risk January 13, 2009 05:14 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with Parkinson's disease have an elevated risk of developing fragile bones and fractures over time -- a problem that deserves more attention, according to a new report. Full Article Longer paid leaves promote breastfeeding success January 13, 2009 05:14 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving working mothers paid maternity leave -- and more of it -- could go a long way toward helping them to continue breastfeeding their babies, a new study in Pediatrics shows. Full Article Finding it hard to walk? Try walking January 13, 2009 04:02 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with a painful condition known as peripheral artery disease can improve their walking endurance by spending time on a treadmill, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Full Article Statins may help millions more people: study January 13, 2009 04:07 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 20 percent more U.S. men over 50 and women over 60 stand to benefit from taking statins, based on the findings of a recent study on the cholesterol-lowering drugs, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Full Article     REUTERS www.reuters.com Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book.Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Send this mailing to a friend or colleague Reuters.com: Help and Contact Us | Advertise With Us | Mobile | Newsletters | RSS | Interactive TV | Labs | Reuters in Second Life | Archive | Site Index | Video Index Thomson Reuters Corporate: Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy | Professional Products | Professional Products Support | About Thomson Reuters | Careers