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Weight Control
- Can't Control Junk Food Cravings? Blame the Brain (05/01/2009, HealthDay)
- Warning on Hydroxycut Products (05/01/2009, Food and Drug Administration)
- Remembrance of Fat May Be at Root of Cravings (04/29/2009, HealthDay)
- After Weight Loss, Lower-Fat Diets May Be Best (04/23/2009, Reuters Health)
- Staying Slim Is Good for the Environment (04/22/2009, HealthDay)
- Vegetable Juice May Help with Weight Loss (04/22/2009, Reuters Health)
- "Brown Fat" May Help Adults Lose Weight (04/08/2009, Reuters Health)
- Fewer Sugary Drinks Key to Weight Loss (04/02/2009, HealthDay)
- Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss (04/01/2009, HealthDay)
- FDA Uncovers Additional Tainted Weight Loss Products (03/20/2009, Food and Drug Administration)
- Moderate-Protein Diet May Beat High-Carb Diet (03/18/2009, Reuters Health)
- Church-Based Weight Plan Peels off Pounds for Blacks (03/10/2009, HealthDay)
- Heart-Healthy, Reduced-Calorie Diets Promote Long-Term Weight Loss (02/25/2009, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Want to Lose Weight? Just Eat Less, Diet Study Suggests (02/25/2009, HealthDay)
- Weight-Loss Drug May Not Inspire Diet Change (02/24/2009, Reuters Health)
- Diabetics Can Choose Their Energy-Restricted Diets (02/17/2009, Reuters Health)
- Telephone Counseling Aids Weight Loss (02/17/2009, Reuters Health)
- Weight Loss Improves Mild Sleep Apnea (02/10/2009, Reuters Health)
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Weight Control
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Women's Health
- Smoking Packs a Tougher Wallop for Women (05/04/2009, HealthDay)
- Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks (04/24/2009, HealthDay)
- HRT May Protect Women from Colon Cancer (04/22/2009, HealthDay)
- Breakfast May Alter Fat Burning during Exercise (04/21/2009, Reuters Health)
- The Pill May Limit Muscle Gains in Women (04/17/2009, HealthDay)
- Accumulated Lead May Affect Older Women's Brains (04/03/2009, HealthDay)
- Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk (04/02/2009, HealthDay)
- Health-Care Costs Go up, and Stay up, for Abused Women (03/27/2009, HealthDay)
- How Much Should Women Drink? It Depends on Who You Ask (03/27/2009, HealthDay)
- Gene Test May ID Younger Women at Risk for Melanoma (03/25/2009, HealthDay)
- Injectable Contraceptive Tied to Weight Gain (03/20/2009, Reuters Health)
- Ovarian Changes May Link Obesity and Infertility (03/12/2009, Reuters Health)
- Scientists ID Biomarkers for Rheumatoid Arthritis (03/12/2009, HealthDay)
- Second-Generation Female Condom Approved (03/11/2009, HealthDay)
- Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health (03/05/2009, HealthDay)
- Optimists Live Longer and Healthier Lives (03/05/2009, Reuters Health)
- Hormones May Help Shield Women from Parkinson's (02/25/2009, HealthDay)
- Drinking Raises Cancer Risk for Middle-Age Women (02/24/2009, HealthDay)
- Calcium Helps Ward Off Colon Cancer (02/23/2009, HealthDay)
- Early Menopause Doubles Stroke Risk (02/20/2009, HealthDay)
- Women Less Apt to Get Clot-Buster (02/20/2009, HealthDay)
- Volunteer Program Helps Older Women Stay Active (02/17/2009, Reuters Health)
- Coffee Drinking Lowers Women's Stroke Risk (02/16/2009, HealthDay)
- Douching Ups Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk (02/16/2009, Reuters Health)
- Exercise Boosts Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women (02/13/2009, HealthDay)
- Study Links Organic Solvents to Lymphoma Risk (02/13/2009, Reuters Health)
- Winter's Cold, Summer's Heat Take a Toll (02/13/2009, HealthDay)
- Low Vitamin D Tied to Higher Body Fat in Women (02/12/2009, Reuters Health)
- Two or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks (02/12/2009, HealthDay)
- Exercise Boosts Older Women's Quality of Life (02/10/2009, Reuters Health)
- Gender Disparities Persist in Treatment of Stroke (02/10/2009, HealthDay)
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Women's Health
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