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Teen pregnancies tied to tastes for sexy TV shows (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 03:09 PM CST

AP - Groundbreaking research suggests that pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior than among those who have tamer viewing tastes. "Sex and the City," anyone? That was one of the shows used in the research.

HEALTHBEAT: Brain slows at 40, starts body decline (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 02:39 PM CST

AP - Think achy joints are the main reason we slow down as we get older? Blame the brain, too: The part in charge of motion may start a gradual downhill slide at age 40. How fast you can throw a ball or run or swerve a steering wheel depends on how speedily brain cells fire off commands to muscles. Fast firing depends on good insulation for your brain's wiring.

Study: War deployments make kids more aggressive (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 03:01 PM CST

AP - Preschoolers with a parent away at war were more likely to show aggression than other young children in military families, according to the first published research on how the very young react to wartime deployment.

Few options remain when job insurance disappears (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 02:39 PM CST

AP - Leah Smith shells out more than $730 a month for health insurance but you won't hear her complaining.

Study: Women lead men in bacteria, hands down (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2008 04:41 PM CST

AP - Wash your hands, folks, especially you ladies. A new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do. And everybody has more types of bacteria than the researchers expected to find.

Health Tip: Obesity and Your Child (HealthDay)