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Health Tip: What's Prompting My Seizures? (HealthDay) (Nov-27, 17:03 EDT )-- HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A seizure is a sudden spurt of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Health Tip: Having a Conversation About Cancer (HealthDay) (Nov-27, 17:03 EDT )-- HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If you've been diagnosed with cancer, it's a difficult task to inform friends and family.
Drunk Drivers May Respond to Brief Motivational Interview (HealthDay) (Nov-27, 17:03 EDT )-- HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A program that gets persistent drunk drivers to consider why they should stop their dangerous behavior may lead to significant and long-lasting changes, researchers have found.
Bipolar Disorder May Be Tied to Body Clock (HealthDay) (Nov-27, 17:03 EDT )-- HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that an internal body clock that goes on the fritz could be a factor in the development of bipolar disorder in children.
Detergent exposure hard on workers' lungs: studies (Reuters) (Nov-27, 14:18 EDT )-- Reuters - People who work in detergent factories are at increased risk of developing respiratory problems, including asthma, probably from exposure to chemicals contained in detergent, two new studies hint.
Food stamps estimate raises debate over 'poverty' (AP) (Nov-27, 14:09 EDT )-- AP - The estimate was startling, and made headlines around the country: Almost half of all U.S. kids will be on food stamps at some time during childhood.
More than 1,000 deaths in past week from H1N1: WHO (Reuters) (Nov-27, 14:05 EDT )-- Reuters - More than 1,000 deaths from the H1N1 swine flu virus were officially reported in the past week, a sharp rise which brings the global total to at least 7,826, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Kids should get moving to avoid obesity (Reuters) (Nov-27, 14:04 EDT )-- Reuters - Vigorous exercise may be an especially good way to keep kids lean, but sitting around, in and of itself, doesn't appear to have a major role in making them fat, new research shows.
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