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Study: Family Intervention, Parent Education Reduce Childhood Obesity
(ContributorNetwork) |
| February 6, 2012 |
| ContributorNetwork - A study published in the February issue of Pediatrics shows family intervention aimed at improving parenting skills reduced behavior problems in kids and obesity and associated health problems. One-third of Americans, including children ages 2 to 17, are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics. Here are details about parent-child interventions. |
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Blurry line in diagnosing early Alzheimer's: study
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| February 6, 2012 |
| Reuters - The revised definition of a brain condition called mild cognitive impairment means that many people now considered to have mild or early Alzheimer's disease could easily be given that diagnosis instead, suggests a new study. |
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Ovarian cancer screening popular despite guidelines
(Reuters) |
| February 6, 2012 |
| Reuters - Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening is effective and many would offer it to patients, according to a new survey. |
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A push for family input to detect dementia earlier
(AP) |
| February 6, 2012 |
| AP - Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store. |
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Skepticism grows around Medco/Express Scripts deal
(Reuters) |
| February 6, 2012 |
| Reuters - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the megamerger. |
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Spanking Produces Troubled Kids, Study Contends
(HealthDay) |
| February 6, 2012 |
| HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Adding more fuel to the
controversial topic of children and spanking, two Canadian child
development experts have published a new analysis that warns that physical
punishment poses serious risks to a child's long-term development. |
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| Housing plan helps nearly 1 million homeowners
(Reuters) | | February 6, 2012 |
 Reuters - Nearly 1 million U.S. homeowners have won permanent reductions on mortgage payments since the Obama administration launched its foreclosure prevention program in 2009, the U.S. Treasury said on Monday, only a fraction of the total it aimed to reach. |
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AP - The nation's ruling party has chosen a woman as its candidate for president, a test for a society where women could not vote until 1953 and where a culture of machismo still runs strong.