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Weight Control

Why You Overeat Even When You're Full (05/03/2012, HealthDay)
Healthy Weight Loss May Also Cut Your Cancer Risk (05/01/2012, HealthDay)
Health Tip: Eat Less (04/24/2012, HealthDay)
Health Tip: Keep the Weight Off (04/12/2012, HealthDay)
Dieters Share Success Strategies (04/10/2012, HealthDay)
Young Americans Need to Cut Calorie Intake (04/10/2012, HealthDay)
Health Tip: Control Portion Sizes at Home (04/06/2012, HealthDay)
For Many Girls, Slimming Down Doesn't Help Self-Esteem (04/03/2012, HealthDay)
Study Weighs In on Diets for Kids (03/30/2012, HealthDay)
Weight Loss and Increased Fitness Slow Decline of Mobility in AdultsFrom the National Institutes of Health (03/28/2012, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Health Tip: Managing Weight Gain (03/23/2012, HealthDay)
Parents Should Lead by Example in Weight Loss, Study Finds (03/22/2012, HealthDay)
Foods' Aromas Might Help You Lose Weight (03/21/2012, HealthDay)
Overweight, Obese Adults Use Electronic Device to Stick to Diet, Exercise (03/15/2012, American Heart Association)
Poorer, Obese Adults Might Benefit from Behavior-Change Program (03/12/2012, HealthDay)
Stairs vs. ElevatorsVideo (03/08/2012, HealthDay)
Prescription Meds Can Put On Unwanted Pounds (03/02/2012, HealthDay)
FDA Advisers Back Weight-Loss Drug Qnexa (02/22/2012, HealthDay)
See also Weight Control

Weight Loss Surgery

Weight-Loss Surgery Beat Drugs for Cutting Diabetes in Very Obese (04/16/2012, HealthDay)
Can Weight-Loss Surgery Cure Type 2 Diabetes? (03/30/2012, Hormone Foundation, Endocrine Society) - PDF
Weight-Loss Surgeries May Beat Standard Treatments for Diabetes (03/26/2012, HealthDay)
Weight-Loss Surgery Cut Blood Sugar More Than Drugs (03/26/2012, Reuters Health)
Weight-Loss Surgery Seems Safe for Kidney Disease Patients (03/01/2012, HealthDay)
See also Weight Loss Surgery

Whooping Cough

Idaho Infant Dies from Whooping Cough Amid Regional Outbreak (05/04/2012, Reuters Health)
Whooping Cough Vaccine Fades in Pre-Teens (04/03/2012, Reuters Health)
All U.S. Adults Should Get Whooping Cough Shot (02/22/2012, HealthDay)
See also Whooping Cough

Wilms' Tumor

Kidney-Sparing Surgery for Children with Renal Tumors Has Equivalent In-Hospital Results to Kidney Removal Surgery (05/01/2012, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
See also Wilms' Tumor

Women's Health

Half of U.S. Counties Have No Ob-Gyn (05/08/2012, HealthDay)
Pre-Surgery Bladder Tests Often Unnecessary (05/02/2012, Reuters Health)
Caffeine Not Tied to Worsening Urinary Incontinence (04/27/2012, Reuters Health)
Aspirin Tied to Lower Lung Cancer Risk in Women (04/23/2012, Reuters Health)
Women with Older Partners More Often Admitted to Nursing Homes (04/18/2012, HealthDay)
Women Less Apt Than Men to Get Recommended Daily Exercise (04/13/2012, HealthDay)
Young Women Who Drink and Drive at Higher Risk of Fatal Accident (04/03/2012, HealthDay)
Beating Ovarian CancerVideo (03/26/2012, HealthDay)
Pap ProofVideo (03/16/2012, HealthDay)
Eyes a Window into Brain Health (03/15/2012, HealthDay)
Painless ThreatVideo (03/13/2012, HealthDay)
Light or Moderate Drinking Linked to Lower Stroke Risk in Women (03/08/2012, HealthDay)
Women Fare Better with Heart Failure (03/08/2012, HealthDay)
Woman's Recovery from Advanced Melanoma Could Help Guide Research (03/07/2012, HealthDay)
Lack of Vitamin D May Harm Older Women's Health (03/06/2012, HealthDay)
For Sleep Struggles, Women Urged to Alter Routines (03/02/2012, HealthDay)
Peel Some ProtectionVideo (03/01/2012, HealthDay)
Trans Fats May Raise Stroke Risk in Older Women (03/01/2012, HealthDay)
Health Tip: Preventing Back Pain Among New Moms (02/28/2012, HealthDay)
Citrus Fruits May Lower Women's Stroke Risk (02/23/2012, HealthDay)
Mammograms Can Save Lives of Women in Their 40s (02/22/2012, HealthDay)
Migraines May Raise a Woman's Odds of Depression (02/22/2012, HealthDay)
Eating Fish May Help Ward Off Colon Polyps in Women (02/17/2012, HealthDay)
See also Women's Health

Women's Health Checkup

Obese White Women Shying away from Colon Cancer Screening (04/04/2012, HealthDay)
Patient Sexual History Key to Good Ob-Gyn Care (03/23/2012, HealthDay)
Regular Pap Smear Boosts Cervical Cancer Survival (03/02/2012, HealthDay)
See also Women's Health Checkup

Wounds

Health Tip: Caring for Stitches (04/02/2012, HealthDay)
See also Wounds

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