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Obesity: Bad For Men, Women and Kids

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Obesity increases the risk of heart disease, and it doesn't matter whether you're a man or a woman.

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Some Asthma Sufferers May Not Need Daily Steroids

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Steroids can play a big role in the life of an asthma sufferer. New developments in our understanding of the affliction will affect the way we treat it.

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Pregnancy Complication Linked to Hypertension in Kids

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Children of mothers who had the dangerous blood pressure complication preeclampsia during pregnancy are also at high risk for a type of hypertension themselves, researchers report.

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America's Kids Doing Well, Except With Obesity: Report

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The well-being of America's children is the best it has been since 1975.

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Obesity Ups Child's Asthma Risk

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Obese children are more likely to suffer asthma and wheezing than other children, according to a new study.

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Obesity Runs in the Family

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Kids raised in homes with poor dietary habits and a couch potato lifestyle are much more likely to be overweight or obese when they're adolescents, a new study confirms.

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Obese Breast Cancer Patients May Be Undertreated

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Overweight and obese women with breast cancer often receive reduced doses of chemotherapy after surgery or radiation, new research indicates.

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