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    Most Americans risk obesity, government says (Reuters)

Reuters - Ninety percent of U.S. men and 70 percent of women eventually
 become overweight, meaning hardly any American will escape it unless
 something drastic changes, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

    Vaccine refusals worry US doctors: study (Reuters)

Reuters - More than a third of U.S. pediatricians surveyed said they
 would tell families who refuse all vaccinations for their children to
 look elsewhere for care, according to a study published on Monday.

    Exercise in middle age cuts Alzheimer's risk - study (Reuters)

Reuters - Exercising in middle age not only keeps the weight down and
 the heart healthy but can also cut the risk of suffering from
 Alzheimer's disease, particularly in high risk people, Swedish
 researchers said on Monday.

    Antibiotic affects some children's teeth: US study (Reuters)

Reuters - Treating infant ear infections with the common antibiotic
 amoxicillin doubles children's risk they will suffer a problem later on
 with their permanent teeth, a study said on Monday.

    HPV in children may point to sexual abuse, or not (Reuters)

Reuters - HPV, the virus that causes genital warts, is usually thought
 of as a sexually transmitted disease, but it can also be spread in
 other ways. Therefore, when a child is found to be infected, the
 possibility of sexual abuse has to be considered.

    Study warns that majority in US could become overweight, obese (AFP)

AFP - US researchers said that the country's obesity problem may be more
 serious than previously believed and that a vast majority of adults in
 the United States are at risk of becoming overweight or obese.

    HPV in children may point to sexual abuse, or not (Reuters)

Reuters - HPV, the virus that causes genital warts, is usually thought
 of as a sexually transmitted disease, but it can also be spread in
 other ways. Therefore, when a child is found to be infected, the
 possibility of sexual abuse has to be considered.

    Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 3, 2005 (HealthDay)

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

    TV Time Disrupts Tots' Sleep (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Here's another reason
 parents might want to think twice about how much television their
 children watch: TV viewing by infants and children is associated with
 irregular sleep schedules, researchers have found.

    Six Dead of Unknown Illness in Canada (AP)

AP - An unknown respiratory illness has struck an Ontario nursing home,
 killing six elderly patients -- including two announced Monday -- and
 infecting at least 79 residents, employees and visitors.

    Link weak between alcohol and lung cancer (Reuters)

Reuters - Pooled data from seven studies on diet and cancer provide weak
 evidence of a link between alcohol consumption and lung cancer risk --
 mainly confined to men who never smoked.

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