Health Tip: Set Rules at the Pool (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — A swimming pool can be deadly, especially to young children. But setting mandatory rules can help keep kids safe.

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Sexual, Urinary Health Boosted in Exercisers, Nonsmokers (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) — For people who need more reasons to start exercising and steer clear of smoking, new research finds that moving around and rejecting cigarettes can improve urinary health in women and sexual health in men.

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Obesity and asthma are linked: study (Reuters)

Reuters - A new study confirms a link between obesity and asthma.

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Study: 10 minutes of exercise, hour-long effects (AP)

AP - Ten minutes of brisk exercise triggers metabolic changes that last at least an hour. The unfair news for panting newbies: The more fit you are, the more benefits you just might be getting.

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G8 seeks new drive to meet 2015 aid goals for poor (Reuters)

Reuters - The Group of Eight industrialized nations plan to invest in better health for mothers and young children in poor nations to meet faltering goals for slashing world poverty by 2015, a draft text for a G8 summit said.

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A stone’s throw from Nile, Egypt’s taps are running dry (AFP)

AFP - Six months into her pregnancy, Tahani Rabia continues to ignore doctor’s orders and rises before dawn every morning, praying that when she turns on the tap the water will flow.

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Radiation for Prostate Cancer May Boost Fracture Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests that prostate cancer patients who undergo three-dimensional external-beam radiation therapy may be at increased risk of breaking their hips, but they can take action to strengthen their bones after treatment.

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New genes found in ‘Cantonese cancer’ (AFP)

AFP - Flaws in three genes could help explain why parts of southern China have extraordinarily high rates of a type of nose-and-throat cancer, scientists said on Sunday.

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Scrutiny of Personal Gene Tests Increases (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Direct-to-consumer genetic tests allow anyone with a few hundred dollars to submit a saliva sample and get back genetic information on everything from family ancestry to Alzheimer’s disease.

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Smoking toddler highlights Indonesia’s tobacco addiction (AFP)

AFP - A new video of a smoking Indonesian toddler has emerged to shock health experts and provide further graphic illustration of the Southeast Asian country’s growing addiction to tobacco.

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