Reuters

Cheers, Ladies! A Drink A Day May Keep the Pounds Away
ABC News
Cheers, ladies! Researchers now say light to moderate drinking may keep women from gaining too much weight. Food coach Cynthia Sass on the health benefits of drinking wine. Normal-weight women who drank 5 to 30 grams of alcohol daily ...
Moderate Drinking Linked to Weight ControlWebMD
Occasional drinking may help women keep weight down6abc.com
Females Who Drink Moderately, Gain Less Weight: StudyTopNews United States
USA Today -WBAL Baltimore -Ozarks First
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TopNews United States

Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest
BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and blacks and Hispanics are at highest risk of developing the disease, a new report finds. The report, 2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts ...
'Drowning in Alzheimer's': Minorities struggle with dementiaCNN
Blacks and Hispanics at Increased Risk of Alzheimer's DiseasedBTechno
African-Americans, Hispanics Have Increased Risk of Alzheimer'sWall Street Journal (blog)
USA Today -TopNews United States -CTV.ca
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New York Daily News

Unwrap the Winner of NYC Condom Contest
NBC New York
New York City has got the power -- as in the start-button design on the winning special limited-edition NYC Condom. Acosta's design which will be used this fall, symbolizes New Yorkers taking control and practicing safer sex. ...
'Power Button' Design Wins NYC Condom Wrapper ContestNPR (blog)
Queens Man Wins Condom Package Design ContestNY1
New Yorkers pick new condom package designToronto Sun
National Post (blog) -DNAinfo -New York Daily News
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Reuters

Britain to send 42 million condoms to South Africa to fight HIV spread during ...
New York Daily News
British officials will announce the shipment of $1.5 million worth of prophylactics on Tuesday, according to the Guardian newspaper. Britain is shipping 42 million condoms to South Africa to help prevent the spread of HIV during ...
UK gives South Africa millions of condomsBBC News
Britain buys £1m of condoms for South AfricaTelegraph.co.uk
UNAIDS: Funding cuts could lead to HIV 'nightmare'The Associated Press
The Guardian -Reuters -The Money Times
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Globe and Mail

Ontario now paying for breast cancer test
Globe and Mail
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010 12:00AM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010 3:28AM EST Ontario has begun funding a molecular test that can tell a breast-cancer patient whether they can safely skip chemotherapy ...
Ontario Funds for Breast Cancer TestTopNews United States
Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic TestingBusinessWeek
After Cancer, Removing a Healthy BreastNew York Times (blog)
North Platte Telegraph -WECT-TV6 -Endocrine Today
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CNM News Network

Ugandan Government Unable to Afford Treatment for AIDS Patients
BusinessWeek
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Uganda is unable to offer lifetime treatment to the country's 350000 AIDS patients because it can't afford the $4 billion it would cost to supply them with medication, the Uganda Aids Commission said. ...
Bone marrow can harbour HIV-infected cellsTimes of India
Health Buzz: Scientists Expose an HIV Hiding SpotU.S. News & World Report
HIV-Infected Cells may Dwell in Bone MarrowTopNews United States
The Associated Press -San Angelo Standard Times -CNM News Network
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Seattle Post Intelligencer

US soft drinks firms say sugary sodas cut in schools
BBC News
The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut the number of high-calorie soft drinks sold in US schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity. The American Beverage Association said shipments of full-calorie drinks to schools were down 95%. ...
US school drink deal cuts sugar; NY mulls soda taxReuters
Clinton Also Anti-Soda, But State Senate Vows to Kill TaxGothamist
Schools See Less Soda ConsumptionCalorieLab Calorie Counter News
Telegraph.co.uk -The Associated Press -Atlanta Journal Constitution
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CBC.ca

More foods recalled over salmonella fears
Toronto Sun
By QMI Agency The list of foods being pulled from Canadian shelves due to fears of salmonella contamination, all tracing back to contaminated equipment in a US plant, continues to grow. On Tuesday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) listed ...
P&G recalls 2 Pringles flavorsThe Associated Press
Vegetable Protein: Culprit of the MomentAtlantic Online (blog)
Salmonella recall grows for snacks, soup mixesToronto Star
Montreal Gazette -CIDRAP -Vancouver Sun
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TopNews United States

Sagging Interest in Plastic Surgery
New York Times (blog)
Facing tough economic times, more Americans are opting to live with small breasts, sagging eyelids and paunchy stomachs. Last year, spending on plastic surgery in the United States fell 20 percent to $10.5 billion, down from the ...
Cosmetic Surgery Procedures on a Low in 2009TopNews United States
Economy sends plastic surgery down 17%OC Watchdog: Your Tax Dollars at Work (blog)
Fewer Patients Undergo Knife For BeautyWall Street Journal
American Health and Beauty (press release) -PR Newswire (press release) -Stuff.co.nz
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TopNews United States

State Insurance Experts See Flaw in Obama's Plan to Curb Health Premiums
New York Times
State officials are leery of the proposal, which raises a host of questions: How would Congress define “excessive”? How would the new federal power relate to state insurance regulation? The proposal has great political appeal. ...
Obama's Plan to Hold Back Health Premiums is Not FlawlessTopNews United States
Individual health-care premiums to soar up to 60%Chicago Sun-Times
Barack Obama and insurers wrestle over rising ratesPolitico
eNews Park Forest -Huffington Post (blog) -iHealthBeat
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