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Spain court will study challenge to abortion law (AP)

AP - Spain’s highest court has agreed to study whether a new abortion law allowing the procedure without restrictions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy is constitutional.

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Study backs gastric surgery for obese teens (AFP)

AFP - Lap-band surgery for severely overweight teenagers on Wednesday won support from Australian researchers after a study found the procedure helped them lose 80 percent of their excess fat.

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Study backs gastric surgery for obese teens
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Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 31, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDayNews) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

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Her Music Eases the End for Dying Patients (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec.

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Volunteering May Keep Elderly Stronger (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — Volunteering one’s time and energy might help stave off frailty among the elderly.

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Montana 3rd state to allow doctor-assisted suicide (AP)

AP - The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure.

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Did Americans get any healthier over past decade? (AP)

AP - About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010.

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Uganda to outlaw female circumcision (AFP)

AFP - Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country’s eastern region, the president said in a statement Friday.

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Stomach stapling may lower cancer risk in women (AP)

AP - Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says. In a study of more than 2,000 obese people who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs, Swedish researchers found women who had the procedure were less likely to get cancer than those who did not.

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Obesity While Young Boosts Pancreatic Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — Being overweight or obese as a young adult increases the risk for pancreatic cancer, and obesity in middle age is linked with poorer survival from the disease, a new study finds.

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