Snubbing the outdoors for books, video games and TV is the reason up to nine in ten school-leavers in big East Asian cities are near-sighted, according to a study published on Friday.
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East Asians short-sighted for snubbing outdoors: study
From http://news.yahoo.comSecond trimester key for pregnancy weight gain
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The second trimester of pregnancy may be a crucial period of time for women to stick to weight-gain recommendations, a new study says.
Fertility treatment babies prone to 'serious defects'
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Children conceived with the aid of fertility treatments are more likely to be born with serious physical defects, according an Australian study published on Saturday.
Recalled dog food tied to salmonella outbreak
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At least 14 people in nine states have been sickened by a rare strain of salmonella linked to contaminated dry dog food, government health officials reported.
Indian drug giant Cipla slashes cancer drug prices
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Indian generic drug giant Cipla said Friday it had slashed by up to 76 percent prices of three anti-cancer medicines in what it called a "humanitarian" move and promised to cut the costs of more products.
Washington facing whooping cough epidemic
From MSNBC.com
Public health officials in Washington state have confirmed more than 1,100 cases of whooping cough so far this year in what is on track to become the worst epidemic of the disease to hit the state in seven decades.
What killed Lenin? Stress didn't help, poison eyed
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A doctor says stress, family medical history or possibly even poison led to the death of Vladimir Lenin, contradicting a popular theory that a sexually-transmitted disease debilitated the former Soviet Union leader.
Dental dilemma: Do kids need sealants?
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Dental sealants are recommended for children when their permanent molars come in, but only a fraction of kids actually get them, say dentists who call the process one of the most under-used treatments to prevent decay in adult teeth.
