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Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You (HealthDay)

5 hours 28 min ago
HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Your diet isn't all that healthy, and you haven't been to the gym since who knows when. You can't shed those pesky 20 extra pounds, but what's the use, you may ask -- after all, you're well into middle age.

How to Stay Out of the ER This Summer (HealthDay)

5 hours 28 min ago
HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- A few simple safety precautions can help ensure your summer fun doesn't lead to the hospital emergency department, says Dr. Jeff Kalina, associate director of emergency medicine at the Methodist Hospital in Houston.

Britain marks 60 years of the NHS (AFP)

5 hours 43 min ago
AFP - Gordon Brown is trying to burnish his record on the 60th anniversary of Britain's National Health Service Saturday, but experts say the ploy could misfire as both he and it struggle to get off the sick list.

Two million Nigerians at risk from radioactive waste (AFP)

7 hours 43 min ago
AFP - Radioactive materials in abandoned mining fields in central Nigeria's Plateau state pose a serious health hazard to two million people, officials said Saturday.

Just what the doctor ordered: Britain marks 60 years of the NHS (AFP)

10 hours 47 min ago
AFP - Gordon Brown is trying to burnish his record on the 60th anniversary of Britain's National Health Service Saturday, but experts say the ploy could misfire as both he and it struggle to get off the sick list.

On Independence Day, Think Fireworks Safety First (HealthDay)

Fri, 2008-07-04 20:46
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- Fireworks can be breathtaking spectacles, creating glittering showers of sparks and earth-rumbling booms that thrill people for miles around.

Health Tip: Trying Pregnancy Again (HealthDay)

Fri, 2008-07-04 20:46
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Trying to get pregnant again after a miscarriage can be fraught with a host of emotional and physical concerns.

Health Tip: Have a Safe Fourth of July (HealthDay)

Fri, 2008-07-04 20:46
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Food, fun and fireworks are all part of the Fourth of July holiday.

Health Highlights: July 4, 2008 (HealthDay)

Fri, 2008-07-04 20:46
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes (HealthDay)

Fri, 2008-07-04 20:46
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive kidneys from males have a higher rate of graft failure than other donor-recipient combinations, and gender should be considered when choosing donor matches, a new Swiss study says.

Mom's Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby's Dental Health (HealthDay)

Fri, 2008-07-04 20:46
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to women with low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy may be at increased risk for tooth enamel defects and early childhood tooth decay, a Canadian study finds.

Anxiety, Shyness May Be Long-Lasting Traits (HealthDay)

Fri, 2008-07-04 20:46
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- The brains of people who suffer from anxiety and severe shyness may respond more strongly to stress and show signs of being anxious even in situations considered safe by others, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales (AP)

Fri, 2008-07-04 16:13
AP - Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend.

German upper house wants changes to assisted suicide laws (AFP)

Fri, 2008-07-04 11:37
AFP - The German upper house passed a motion on Friday calling for laws on assisted suicide to be tightened after a former politician caused outrage by helping an elderly woman to die.

German parliament debates changes to assisted suicide laws (AFP)

Fri, 2008-07-04 11:14
AFP - The German upper house discussed on Friday tightening laws on assisted suicide after a former politician caused outrage by helping an elderly woman to die -- and filming her final moments.

A tomato by any other name? Experts set food rules (Reuters)

Fri, 2008-07-04 10:41
Reuters - Food safety experts agreed for the first time on the qualities defining a tomato, in a first step toward an international code on preventing fruit and vegetable contamination.

Indonesians jailed over organ trading: Singapore court (AFP)

Fri, 2008-07-04 10:38
AFP - Two Indonesian men have been jailed and fined for involvement in illegal organ trading, a court official said Friday, in the first such case to be tried in Singapore.

Romanian doctor fined for severing man's penis (AFP)

Fri, 2008-07-04 09:00
AFP - A Romanian court on Friday ordered a surgeon who severed a man's penis during an operation to pay his victim 500,000 euros (785,000 dollars) in compensation.

Rotting cheese recycled in Italian food scam: report (AFP)

Fri, 2008-07-04 08:39
AFP - Eleven thousand tonnes of rotting or out-of-date cheese from European dairies were mixed with fresh products and resold, according to an Italian police investigation reported by La Repubblica on Friday.

Risky HPV detected in human breast milk (Reuters)

Fri, 2008-07-04 08:20
Reuters - Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16), which has been linked to cervical cancer, can be detected in human breast milk collected during the early period after a woman delivers her baby, doctors from Finland report.