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    Abbott begins study of less-invasive spine implant (Reuters)

Reuters - Abbott Laboratories Inc. on Wednesday said it has begun
 enrolling patients in an early-stage U.S. study of a less-invasive
 spinal implant aimed at patients with mild to moderate degenerative
 disc disease.

    Kelly announces plans to ban school junk food (Reuters)

Reuters - Junk food high in fat, salt or sugar is to be banned in
 schools across England within a year, Education Secretary Ruth Kelly
 announced on Wednesday after a high profile campaign by celebrity chef
 Jamie Oliver.

    S.Korea questions safety of national dish kimchi (Reuters)

Reuters - South Koreans are wondering if they should stop eating kimchi,
 a staple on almost every dinner table, after a report that imports of
 the spicy pickled dish from China may contain high lead concentrations.

    Philippines bans exotic bird imports on flu fears (Reuters)

Reuters - The Philippines on Wednesday banned imports of wild birds as
 pets from 11 Asian countries to guard against the spread of bird flu.

    China sets blueprint for fighting flu pandemic (Reuters)

Reuters - China announced colour-coded emergency measures on Wednesday
 to avert or handle an influenza pandemic amid fears that a deadly
 strain of bird flu could mutate and infect millions of people around
 the world.

    Poor Have Difficulty Eating Healthy Foods (AP)

AP - Laurieann Cossey has always struggled with her weight. Four years
 ago, she was diagnosed with diabetes. Now, six months pregnant and
 struggling to get by, the single mother tries to make sure her
 1-year-old son gets the fruits and vegetables he needs.

    Experts weigh guidelines for impotence drug use (Reuters)

Reuters - Doctors, drugmakers and health officials should take steps to
 curb abuse of erectile dysfunction drugs while research continues on
 whether use of the medicines increase the rate of HIV infections,
 especially among gay men, experts said in draft guidelines on Tuesday.

    Celgene cancer drug clinical trial suspended - WSJ (Reuters)

Reuters - A clinical trial of Celgene Corp.'s experimental cancer drug,
 Revlimid, has been suspended because of concerns about blood clots, the
 Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

    Indonesia mulls final anti-polio drive in November (Reuters)

Reuters - Indonesia hopes to hold another polio immunization drive in
 November to stamp out the disease, an official said on Wednesday, a day
 after launching a program to vaccinate millions of children for the
 second time this year.

    Unexplained Weight Loss May Herald Alzheimer's (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Unexplained weight
 loss in old age that precedes noticeable memory loss could be an early
 sign of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new report.

    Smokers Who Cut Down Trim Lung-Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy smokers who cut
 down on the number of cigarettes they have each day can also reduce
 their risk of lung cancer, a new Danish study suggests.

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