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- Water Safety (Recreational)
  - Pool Chemical Injuries Send Thousands to ER Each Year (05/14/2009, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  - Stay Safe on the Water: National Safe Boating Week (05/11/2009, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Water Safety (Recreational)
- Weight Control
  - Many Overweight Youngsters Underestimate Weight (06/23/2009, Reuters Health)
  - 'Eco-Atkins' Diet Sheds More Than Pounds (06/08/2009, HealthDay)
  - FDA Uncovers Additional Tainted Weight Loss Products (05/29/2009, Food and Drug Administration)
  - Warning on Hydroxycut Products (05/29/2009, Food and Drug Administration)
  - Supportive Weigh-In Program Keeps Pounds Off (05/11/2009, HealthDay)
  - Walk Long, Slow and Often to Help the Heart (05/11/2009, HealthDay)
  - Can't Control Junk Food Cravings? Blame the Brain (05/01/2009, HealthDay)
  - Remembrance of Fat May Be at Root of Cravings (04/29/2009, HealthDay)
  - After Weight Loss, Lower-Fat Diets May Be Best (04/23/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Staying Slim Is Good for the Environment (04/22/2009, HealthDay)
  - Vegetable Juice May Help with Weight Loss (04/22/2009, Reuters Health)
  - "Brown Fat" May Help Adults Lose Weight (04/08/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Weight Control
- Weight Loss Surgery
  - Obese Poor Shut out from Weight-Loss Surgeries (06/25/2009, HealthDay)
  - Bariatric Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk for Women (06/24/2009, HealthDay)
  - Weight-Loss Surgery Safe, Effective Type 2 Diabetes Treatment (06/24/2009, HealthDay)
  - Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Double Risk of Kidney Stones (06/22/2009, HealthDay)
  - Might Weight-Loss Surgery Lead to Fractures? (06/11/2009, HealthDay)
  - Abdominal Surgery May Become Easier for Patients (06/03/2009, HealthDay)
  - Weight-Loss Surgery Options Compared in Super-Obese (06/02/2009, HealthDay)
  - Weight-Loss Surgery Simplified (06/02/2009, HealthDay)
  - With Weight-Loss Surgery, Type of Insurance Counts (06/01/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Hospital Label No Guarantee of Better Weight Surgery (04/20/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Weight Loss Surgery
- West Nile Virus
  - Who Cares about Mosquito Bites? We Do (06/22/2009, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  - Also see MedlinePlus West Nile Virus
- Whooping Cough
  - Refusing Whooping Cough Vaccine Shown to Raise Risk (05/26/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Whooping Cough
- Women's Health
  - Hormones May Affect Neurological Disease Risk (06/30/2009, HealthDay)
  - Women's Sexual Health Issues Hit Home (06/25/2009, HealthDay)
  - Program Helps Sedentary Older Women Cut Pounds (06/08/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Still Too Few Women in Cancer Trials (06/08/2009, HealthDay)
  - Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder (06/05/2009, HealthDay)
  - Multivitamins Might Prolong Life (05/18/2009, HealthDay)
  - Women Who Smoke More Prone to Lung Damage (05/18/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Hypothyroidism Linked to Liver Cancer in Women (05/11/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Most Women Struggle with Rising Health Care Costs (05/11/2009, HealthDay)
  - In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) with Donor Eggs Less Successful in Black Women (05/07/2009, Reuters Health)
  - Smoking Packs a Tougher Wallop for Women (05/04/2009, HealthDay)
  - Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks (04/24/2009, HealthDay)
  - HRT May Protect Women from Colon Cancer (04/22/2009, HealthDay)
  - Breakfast May Alter Fat Burning during Exercise (04/21/2009, Reuters Health)
  - The Pill May Limit Muscle Gains in Women (04/17/2009, HealthDay)
  - Also see MedlinePlus Women's Health

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