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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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Study finds daily aspirin cuts many cancer risks
Half of Europe's adults overweight or obese: report
Breast milk banks OK for now but study needed: panel
AIDS charity raises $1 million, reviving "dead" celebs
Orexigen diet pill faces U.S. panel, eyes on safety
U.S. gets medical isotope made from low-grade uranium
Study links cellphones to child misbehavior
Older men want more sex, study finds
Leniency on R-rated movies linked to kids' smoking
Married men are nicer, and here's why

Study finds daily aspirin cuts many cancer risks
December 07, 2010 03:27 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Taking low doses of aspirin can reduce the risk of many kinds of cancer, scientists said on Tuesday, and the evidence is strong enough to suggest people over 40 should take it daily as protection.

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Half of Europe's adults overweight or obese: report
December 07, 2010 07:33 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - More than half of adults in European Union are overweight or obese, piling pressure onto their own health, their nations' health systems and the wider economy, the OECD and the EU Commission said on Tuesday.

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Breast milk banks OK for now but study needed: panel
December 06, 2010 07:18 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast milk banks should remain largely unregulated for now, U.S. health advisers said on Monday, wary of raising further obstacles to obtaining donor milk until further study is done.

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AIDS charity raises $1 million, reviving "dead" celebs
December 06, 2010 08:21 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It took longer than many thought -- and comedians had a laugh at their expense -- but singer Alicia Keys and her celebrity friends raised $1 million for an AIDS charity and, with it, lived to tweet again.

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Orexigen diet pill faces U.S. panel, eyes on safety
December 07, 2010 12:25 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The last of a trio of new weight loss drugs, Orexigen Therapeutics Inc's Contrave, is set to face a panel of U.S. advisers on Tuesday who are likely to have tough questions on the pill's heart risks and other safety concerns.

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U.S. gets medical isotope made from low-grade uranium
December 06, 2010 09:25 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. company has received the first batch of medical isotopes made from low-grade uranium instead of weapons-grade material, a shift that could help cut the threat of nuclear proliferation, the National Nuclear Security Administration said on Monday.

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Study links cellphones to child misbehavior
December 06, 2010 07:31 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers studying the health effects of cellphones say they have found evidence that when pregnant women use them regularly, their children are more likely to have behavioral problems.

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Older men want more sex, study finds
December 07, 2010 10:02 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The very oldest men are still interested in sex but illness and a lack of opportunity may be holding them back, Australian researchers reported on Monday.

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Leniency on R-rated movies linked to kids' smoking
December 06, 2010 10:44 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids whose parents let them watch R-rated movies may be up to three times more likely to start smoking compared to their more restricted peers, according to a new study.

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Married men are nicer, and here's why
December 06, 2010 04:21 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men tend to behave better when they're married - both because marriage likely helps improve their behavior, and nicer men are more likely to be married in the first place, a new study reports.

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