| Cholesterol: |
| Parents Can Take Steps to Boost Kids' Health, Well-Being |
| SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As children head back to
school, parents can help make sure their little ones stay healthy and
happy all year, an expert suggests. |
| Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad |
| Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people. |
| SKorean foreign minister in scandal offers to quit |
| South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan offered to resign Saturday amid accusations of nepotism over the hiring of his daughter for a ministry job, officials said. |
| No Surprise: Walking, Cycling Linked to Healthier Weights |
| SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new study confirms what
seems obvious: people who live in communities where walking and cycling
are common are less likely to be overweight or obese. |
| Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists |
| Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds. |
| Odds of getting new kidney uneven |
| People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests. |
| Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment |
| Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday. |
| Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races |
| Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researcher... |
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