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Fat kids found to have arteries of 45-year-olds (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 04:34 PM CST

A young boy in a nutritional reeducation center in 2004. The neck arteries of obese children and teenagers experience similar strain as those of middle-aged adults, US researchers said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AP - Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside.

Study: Deadly stomach bug more common than thought (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 04:08 PM CST

AP - A nasty, sometimes deadly stomach bug is at least six times more common than was thought, researchers said Tuesday, based on a survey of hundreds of U.S. hospitals. The germ, Clostridium difficile, is resistant to some antibiotics and has become a regular menace in hospitals and nursing homes.

Study: Exercise offers little to heart patients (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 04:55 PM CST

AP - Exercise can do a lot of good for most people, but it apparently isn't much help to those with heart failure, the fastest-growing heart problem in the United States.

British girl allowed to refuse heart transplant (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 04:53 PM CST

AP - Hannah Jones, 13, is not afraid of dying — she is afraid of spending her remaining days in a hospital bed.

Study: Concerns on mixing Plavix, heartburn drugs (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 04:23 PM CST

AP - Stent patients who take the blood thinner Plavix along with certain heartburn drugs may face a greater risk of heart attack, stroke and other dangerous events, according to a study released Tuesday.

Obese Kids Have Old Arteries (HealthDay)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

A young boy in a nutritional reeducation center in 2004. The neck arteries of obese children and teenagers experience similar strain as those of middle-aged adults, US researchers said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Kids these days are 13 going on 45, at least when it comes to their arteries.

Homecoming Veterans Often Face Inner Challenge (HealthDay)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

Iraq War combat veteran Dave McBee speaks on the phone while sitting on his bed in his quarters at the 'Soldier On' veterans homeless shelter, in Leeds, Mass., late Thursday, July 17, 2008. McBee, a U.S. Marine, did two tours of duty in Iraq beginning in 2003, including the battle of Fallujah. He struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- In earlier wars, it was known as shell shock. In later military combat -- Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan -- the emotional scars veterans brought back with them got new names for old problems: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, substance abuse.

Obese children have middle-aged arteries: study (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 04:00 PM CST

A young boy in a nutritional reeducation center in 2004. The neck arteries of obese children and teenagers experience similar strain as those of middle-aged adults, US researchers said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AFP - The neck arteries of obese children and teenagers experience similar strain as those of middle-aged adults, US researchers said Tuesday.

'Cognitive Reserve' May Help Fight Alzheimer's (HealthDay)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A study using an advanced brain scanning technology supports the growing body of evidence that education levels and some form of intellectual activity decrease the impact of Alzheimer's disease.

Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

Posted: 11 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Although calcium and vitamin D may keep your bones strong, these vital nutrients don't appear to help postmenopausal women lower their risk of breast cancer.

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