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Exercise helps overweight kids with anger (Reuters)

03-12-2008 15:31

Reuters - Sedentary overweight children who start exercising after school become more fit -- and may also be less likely to slam doors, hit other children, and express their anger in other aggressive ways, researchers report.

Exercise may speed weight loss after gastric bypass (Reuters)

03-12-2008 13:22

Reuters - People who've undergone surgery to manage their obesity may lose more weight if they start exercising, a new study suggests.

High carb diet useful for muscle disorder (Reuters)

03-12-2008 12:43

Reuters - A diet high in carbohydrate instead of protein improves the ability of people with McArdle disease to exercise, results of a small study indicate.

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 3, 2008 (HealthDay)

03-12-2008 12:02

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids (HealthDay)

03-12-2008 12:02

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight kids may be able to work out their anger with exercise, a new report finds.

British conjoined twin dies after surgery (AP)

03-12-2008 10:35

A handout picture from the Saudi Press Agency shows a team of doctors operating on two Iraqi conjoined twins in 2006. A one-week-old conjoined twin died following high-risk emergency surgery to separate her from her sister, a London hospital said.(AFP/HO/File)AP - Faith was breathing for Hope. So when the newborn conjoined Williams twins were separated, it turned out that Hope couldn't live without her sister.

Study: Most Child Abuse Goes Unreported (Time.com)

03-12-2008 10:20

Time.com - A series of reports on child abuse suggest that as many as nine in 10 cases of child maltreatment and neglect go unreported

Study raps Web sites touting stem cell therapies (AP)

03-12-2008 09:50

AP - Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims.

Obese children risk thyroid damage (Reuters)

03-12-2008 07:20

Drinking water bottles sit near two boys watching a game at OK Slim summer camp on the outskirts of Beijing August 3, 2006. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)Reuters - Obese children may be damaging their thyroids, creating a vicious cycle of metabolism and overweight, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday.

Conjoined twin dies after separation surgery (AP)

03-12-2008 05:20

AP - A British hospital says that a conjoined twin has died after surgery to separate her from her sister.