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	Most parents underestimate children's obesity Large numbers of parents fail to recognize that their children are overweight or obese, and therefore may be less inclined to modify their children's diet and activity levels. More than 40 percent of parents with obese children ages 6 to 11 describe their child not as obese, but as "about the right weight." Childhood Obesity - University of Michigan Health System, USA
	Simple urine test detecting prostate cancer accurately An experimental biomarker test developed by researchers at the University of Michigan more accurately detects prostate cancer than any other screening method currently in use, according to a study published in the February 1 issue of Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Prostate cancer - American Association for Cancer Research, USA
	Mislabeled ReliOn Insulin Syringes recalled in US The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is notifying health care professionals and patients that Tyco Healthcare Group LP (Covidien) is recalling one lot of ReliOn sterile, single-use, disposable, hypodermic syringes with permanently affixed hypodermic needles due to possible mislabeling. Diabetes - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA
	New case of human infection with avian influenza, Viet Nam The Ministry of Health in Viet Nam has reported a new confirmed case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case has been confirmed at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). Bird Flu - World Health Organization, Switzerland
	Swine flu update - 29 countries reported 4379 cases World Health Organization updated the Swine flu report as of 07:30 GMT, 10 May 2009, 29 countries have officially reported 4379 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection. Swine Flu - World Health Organization, Switzerland
	Beta amyloid protein spurs formation of Alzheimer's plaques In Alzheimer's disease, the problem is beta-amyloid, a protein that accumulates in the brain and causes nerve cells to weaken and die. Drugs designed to eliminate plaques made of beta-amyloid have a fatal problem: they need to enter the brain and remove the plaques without attacking healthy brain cells. Alzheimer's Disease - Rockefeller University, USA
	19th AHML Congress International Homoeopathic Conference India Asian Homoeopathic Medical League is organising 19th International Homeopathic Congress 2010 (AHML Congress 2010) in New Delhi, India. "The conference will be inaugarated by the Health Minister Dr Kiran Walia today" told Dr Anil Singhal. Homeopathy - Asian Homoeopathic Medical League, India
	The Aging Myth by Joseph Chang is number 1 in 4 days The Aging Myth: Unlocking the Mysteries of Looking and Feeling Young by Joseph Chang has become number one Bestsellers in Health, Mind & Body at Amazon.com in just four days. Aging or Ageing is a gradual change in an organism that leads to increased risk of weakness, disease, and death. It takes place in a cell, an organ, or the total organism over the entire adult life span of any living thing. Aging - Health Newstrack, India
	Mild memory loss and thinking problems may impact life expectancy Cognitive impairment, especially at the moderate to severe stages has an impact on life expectancy similar to chronic conditions such as diabetes or chronic heart failure, revealed by Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University researchers in a study "Cognitive Impairment: An Independent Predictor of Excess Mortality. A Cohort Study" published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Mild cognitive impairment - Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
	Label change expected for osteoporosis drugs Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva A US FDA advisory committee wants the health agency FDA to limit the duration of bisphosphonate therapy for treatment of osteoporosis. The panel could not agree on what that time limit should be. The panel also endorsed a label change for osteoporosis drugs. Osteoporosis - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA

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