2008 Jan 22
Date : 2008 01 22 Health 
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Reuters - The victims of human sacrifice by Mexico's ancient Mayans, who threw children into water-filled caverns, were likely boys and young men not virgin girls as previously believed, archeologists said on Tuesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - The victims of human sacrifice by Mexico's ancient Mayans, who threw children into water-filled caverns, were likely boys and young men not virgin girls as previously believed, archeologists said on Tuesday. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - Vitamin E may help elderly people keep their vim and vigor, researchers said on Tuesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - Vitamin E may help elderly people keep their vim and vigor, researchers said on Tuesday. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - Weight loss surgery can be especially helpful to patients with diabetes and can even help them reverse the disease, Australian researchers reported on Tuesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - Weight loss surgery can be especially helpful to patients with diabetes and can even help them reverse the disease, Australian researchers reported on Tuesday. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Weight Loss 
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AP - Want 300-calorie fries with that? read more »
Yahoo! Health: Weight Loss NewsAP - Want 300-calorie fries with that? read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - The more fit you are, the longer you're likely to live, according to a large study of veterans that applies to black men as well as white men. The Veterans Affairs researchers found that the "highly fit" men in the study had half the risk of death as those who were the least fit. Being "very highly fit" cut the risk even more, by 70 percent. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - The more fit you are, the longer you're likely to live, according to a large study of veterans that applies to black men as well as white men. The Veterans Affairs researchers found that the "highly fit" men in the study had half the risk of death as those who were the least fit. Being "very highly fit" cut the risk even more, by 70 percent. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
AFP - More than one in five children who die within four weeks of birth is an Indian despite improvements in child mortality rates worldwide, the United Nations Children's Fund said. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAFP - More than one in five children who die within four weeks of birth is an Indian despite improvements in child mortality rates worldwide, the United Nations Children's Fund said. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Maria didn't mean to poison her children. Quite the opposite. Worried about her daughters' lack of appetite, the young Houston mother was merely following her grandmother's advice when she gave the two girls and a niece a dose of "greta" a Mexican folk medicine used to treat children's stomach ailments. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Maria didn't mean to poison her children. Quite the opposite. Worried about her daughters' lack of appetite, the young Houston mother was merely following her grandmother's advice when she gave the two girls and a niece a dose of "greta" a Mexican folk medicine used to treat children's stomach ailments. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - About 9.7 million children die each year before their fifth birthday, mostly from diseases that could be prevented with simple, affordable measures, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - About 9.7 million children die each year before their fifth birthday, mostly from diseases that could be prevented with simple, affordable measures, the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - Two new studies paint a conflicting health picture for women coffee drinkers, with one suggesting caffeine may lower the risk of ovarian cancer and the other showing it doubles the chances of miscarriage. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - Two new studies paint a conflicting health picture for women coffee drinkers, with one suggesting caffeine may lower the risk of ovarian cancer and the other showing it doubles the chances of miscarriage. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Maria didn't mean to poison her children. Quite the opposite. Worried about her daughters' lack of appetite, the young Houston mother was merely following her grandmother's advice when she gave the two girls and a niece a dose of "greta" a Mexican folk medicine used to treat children's stomach ailments. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Maria didn't mean to poison her children. Quite the opposite. Worried about her daughters' lack of appetite, the young Houston mother was merely following her grandmother's advice when she gave the two girls and a niece a dose of "greta" a Mexican folk medicine used to treat children's stomach ailments. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking alcohol doesn't seem to boost a woman's risk of ovarian cancer, while caffeine may help protect against the disease, a new study found. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking alcohol doesn't seem to boost a woman's risk of ovarian cancer, while caffeine may help protect against the disease, a new study found. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - The vaccine against the sexually transmitted virus that causes the most cases of cervical cancer is cost-effective and should be given to adolescent girls before they start having sex, an EU agency said on Tuesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - The vaccine against the sexually transmitted virus that causes the most cases of cervical cancer is cost-effective and should be given to adolescent girls before they start having sex, an EU agency said on Tuesday. read more »
Date : 2008 01 22 Health Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Hoping the fat-filled truth about certain fast-food items will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier, city officials are reviving a plan to force chains to post calorie counts for their foods right on the menu. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Hoping the fat-filled truth about certain fast-food items will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier, city officials are reviving a plan to force chains to post calorie counts for their foods right on the menu. read more »