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    How Not to Be a Glutton at Olympics (AP)

AP - After four courses and as many wines in the home of the slow food
 movement, up came a plate of unctuous, sweet panna cotta.

    Spread of Bird Flu Boosts Pandemic Chances (AP)

AP - The spread of bird flu from Asia to eastern Europe and now west
 Africa has increased the chance the virus will mutate and set off a
 pandemic, the U.N. bird flu chief said.

    Bird Flu Discovery Stokes Fears in Africa (AP)

AP - The discovery of the fatal bird flu strain in Africa has raised
 concerns the continent may not be equipped to cope with the disease,
 especially as many villagers are unaware of the threat.

    China, Indonesia Report Bird Flu Deaths (AP)

AP - Indonesia on Saturday reported a woman killed by bird flu in a town
 where another woman died of the disease a day earlier. China also
 raised its bird flu death toll by one, and Azerbaijan became the latest
 country to report an outbreak among fowl. Nigeria confirmed the virus
 had spread there, too.

    FDA: Merck Had Time to Warn About Vioxx (AP)

AP - Merck & Co. could have warned that its popular painkiller Vioxx
 might increase the risk of heart attacks as soon as the first evidence
 showed up, rather than waiting two years for federal approval, a former
 Food and Drug Administration official testified Friday.

    Food "insecurity" not tied to kids' obesity risk (Reuters)

Reuters - Children whose families have trouble putting food on the table
 do not appear to be at increased risk of obesity, new study findings
 suggest.

    Levitra has mental health benefits, study suggests (Reuters)

Reuters - The impotence drug Levitra (also known as vardenafil) improves
 erectile function and depression in men with both disorders, research
 shows.

    Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 10, 2006 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials,
 courtesy of CenterWatch:

    Parents' Fighting Has Long-Term Impact on Kids (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies suggest
 that even moderate amounts of parental conflict can wreak havoc on the
 lives of children, disrupting their sleep and causing negative feelings
 in their day-to-day lives.

    Depression therapy worth it in elderly diabetics (Reuters)

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -Treating depression in elderly
 individuals with diabetes is cost-effective, a study shows.

    Heart Transplant Pioneer Shumway Dies (AP)

AP - Twenty-eight years ago, Dr. Norman Shumway performed the first
 successful heart transplant in the United States on a 56-year-old man.
 Although that patient died a short time later, in the years to come,
 the operation became the reason that thousands more were able to live.

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