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- Warts
  - Health Tip: Dealing with Warts (09/23/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Warts
- Water Safety (Recreational)
  - Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk (09/14/2009, HealthDay)
  - Healthy Swimming All Year Long (09/08/2009, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Water Safety (Recreational)
- Weight Control
  - Upping Fiber Intake Could Help Defeat Belly Fat (10/29/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Healthy Home May Help Keep the Weight off (10/27/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients (10/23/2009, HealthDay)
  - Your Health: A Recap of the Week's Top Stories (10/17/2009, HealthDay)
  - Listen Up and Lose Weight (10/16/2009, HealthDay)
  - Skinny Friends May Make You Eat More (09/29/2009, Reuters Health)
  - When Pounds Go, Sleep Apnea May Improve (09/28/2009, HealthDay)
  - Successful Dieters Show Unique Brain Patterns (09/23/2009, HealthDay)
  - Keeping the Weight Off (09/22/2009, HealthDay)
  - Give Your Kidneys a Break: Lose Some Weight (09/17/2009, Reuters Health)
  - More Whole Grains May Mean Less Fat (09/17/2009, HealthDay)
  - New Hope for Overweight Teens (09/15/2009, HealthDay)
  - Exercise May Help Maintain Weight Loss (09/04/2009, HealthDay)
  - Nightly Snacking May Speed Weight Gain (09/03/2009, HealthDay)
  - Adult Weight Gain Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk (09/01/2009, HealthDay)
  - Regular Yoga May Improve Eating Habits (08/27/2009, HealthDay)
  - Warning on Hydroxycut Products (08/17/2009, Food and Drug Administration)
  - Restrictive Diet for Kids May Backfire (08/14/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Weight Control
- Weight Loss Surgery
  - Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery (10/21/2009, HealthDay)
  - Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women (10/16/2009, HealthDay)
  - Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk (10/02/2009, HealthDay)
  - Weight-Loss Surgery Brings Risk of Iron Deficiency (10/02/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Weight-Loss Surgery Breaks Families' 'Obesity Cycle' (09/02/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Weight Loss Surgery
- West Nile Virus
  - Study Shows 1% of Americans Have Been Infected with West Nile (09/09/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus West Nile Virus
- Whooping Cough
  - Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More (10/30/2009, HealthDay)
  - Adults Need Whooping Cough Booster Shot, Too (09/25/2009, American Academy of Family Physicians)
  - Pertussis (Whooping Cough) - What You Need to Know (08/17/2009, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Whooping Cough
- Women's Health
  - Doctors Overprescribing the Pap Test (11/02/2009, HealthDay)
  - Migraine with Aura Can Double Stroke Risk (10/28/2009, HealthDay)
  - Alcohol May Help Women Stay Mobile (10/27/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Depression Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms (10/27/2009, HealthDay)
  - Bladder Control (10/19/2009, HealthDay)
  - Battered Women's Ills Go Beyond Bruises (10/12/2009, HealthDay)
  - For Less Foot Pain, Pick Sneakers Over Heels (10/02/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Watch for Depression During and After Menopause (10/02/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Overweight Mothers Linked to Infant Heart Defects (10/01/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Obese Middle-Aged Women Face Unhealthy Future (09/30/2009, HealthDay)
  - Sexual Satisfaction May Lead to Greater Well-Being in Women (09/30/2009, HealthDay)
  - Those Stilettos Can Hurt You Years from Now (09/29/2009, HealthDay)
  - Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women (09/28/2009, HealthDay)
  - Irregular Heartbeat Risk Higher in Women with Type 2 Diabetes (09/28/2009, HealthDay)
  - Scientists Discover How Chemo Can Make Women Infertile (09/28/2009, HealthDay)
  - Hypertension and Vitamin D (09/25/2009, HealthDay)
  - Low Vitamin D Raises Blood Pressure in Women (09/23/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Depression, Obesity, Alcoholism Linked (09/17/2009, HealthDay)
  - Implantable Defibrillators May Not Help Women with Heart Failure (09/14/2009, HealthDay)
  - Nearly Any Lifetime Smoking Ups Breast Cancer Risk (09/10/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Benefits of Exercise Differ by Sex and Race (09/07/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Strong Thighs May Mean Less Knee Pain for Women (08/27/2009, HealthDay)
  - Women's Exercise Priorities Vary with Life Stages (08/26/2009, HealthDay)
  - Wider Waist Boosts Asthma Risk (08/25/2009, HealthDay)
  - Women More Prone to Die in Month After Heart Attack (08/25/2009, HealthDay)
  - Blood Mercury Levels Rising Among U.S. Women (08/24/2009, HealthDay)
  - Yoga and Mindful Eating (08/18/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Women's Health
- Wrist Injuries and Disorders
  - Video Games Can Play Havoc With Kids' Joints (10/19/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Wrist Injuries and Disorders

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