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Controversial Anti-Obesity Ad Campaign Forces Look at Obesity's Financial Toll
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 |
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ContributorNetwork - Craig Johnson at HLN wrote an article about the controversial health ads being put out by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. The ads feature overweight children and teenagers and point out uncomfortable results of being fat: bullying, health problems, and doses of shame and stigma. The tagline: "Stop sugar-coating it." While supporters believe the in-your-face ads are necessary to force people to confront the obesity epidemic and its myriad of associated problems, critics claim that the ads hurt children by adding to the stigma associated with being overweight. |
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New Guidelines Issued for Combining HIV, Seizure Meds
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 |
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians need to take care when
prescribing seizure medication to HIV/AIDS patients to prevent harmful
interactions between drugs, experts warn. |
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Health Tip: When Aggressive Behavior Signals a Problem
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 |
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children may act out in an aggressive way
because they're frustrated or just don't know how to express their
emotions. But there are times when it's wise for a parent to call the
pediatrician during an aggressive outburst. |
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Could Daily Aspirin Harm Seniors' Eyes?
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 |
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Daily aspirin use among
seniors may double their risk of developing a particularly advanced form
of age-related macular degeneration, a debilitating eye disease, a large
new European study suggests. |
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Antibiotics in Pregnancy May Shield Newborns From Strep B
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 |
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Giving antibiotics to
pregnant women at risk of streptococcus B infection greatly reduces
infection rates in newborns, according to a new study. |
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