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-	Does having twins drive parents crazy?
-	Liver protein associated with diabetes risk in older adults
-	More Californians suffer from asthma due to pollution
-	EU proposes scheme to provide free fruit for school children
-	China ADR reporting system improved: official

-	Vietnamese waistlines expand as economy grows
-	Pain in the back? Stand straight, stretch and exercise
-	Men past 40 face fertility problems: Research
-	Survey: Black market smoking more damaging to health
-	Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality

-	US may cull Yellowstone elks as suspected disease source
-	Myanmar stepping up prevention against dengue fever
-	More teenagers in LA infected with HIV
-	Foot and Mouth Disease breaks out in W Uganda
-	Dengue fever a lesser concern this year in Cambodia

-	Potential new drug candidates identified to combat 'bird flu'
-	Hemophiliacs in Guangdong suffer for lack of treatment
-	Nepal to hold national AIDS conference
-	More cyclone victims in Myanmar found infected with TB
-	Poisoned schoolchildren out of danger in south China

-	1 in 10 Swiss feels 'bad': survey
-	Broccoli may fight prostate cancer
-	Thai health authority warns of leptospirosis outbreak
-	Netherlands bans smoking in cafes, restaurants
-	Mom's unhealthy diet may have long-term impact on baby

-	Gray 'warriors' having a ball
-	Over half of U.S. gun deaths are suicides
-	Vietnam reported 20 deaths of dengue fever in first half
-	Beijing prepares emergency medicine supply for Olympics
-	Quake-hit town closes again for epidemic prevention

-	Macao, Hong Kong, Guangdong step up fight against epidemic
-	Diarrhea claims 6 lives in western Nepal
-	Brazil to install condom machines in state schools
-	Overweight men less likely to develop hernia
-	Gene linked to Alzheimer's identified

-	Cholera kills around 31 people in eastern Uganda
-	S Korea ships anti-malaria supplies to DPRK
-	Free blood for the poor in Shanghai
-	Research links low fat milk to lower risk for heart disease
-	Hormone may help dieters keep weight off

-	New U.S. invention kills food-borne pathogens in minutes
-	Harmless infections turn lethal due to climate change
-	Report: nearly 24 mln have diabetes in U.S.
-	America's poor besieged by worms, parasites
-	Pharmaceutical drug abuse increasing in India

-	Hungary's first heart transplant child dies
-	Unsold live chickens to be culled daily in HK to avoid bird flu
-	Blitz on mosquitos begins in the city
-	Canada reports new case of mad cow disease
-	U.S. continues investigation into Mexican tomatoes

-	Report: 1/3 Nepali facing risk of Kala-azar
-	Study: Lose weight with 'big breakfast'
-	Pakistan finds new bird flu outbreak
-	Researchers find stem cells in heart's surface
-	Researchers find clue to cause of Alzheimer's

-	UN anti-dengue-fever campaign to start in Myanmar
-	Elderly Japanese suiciding at record rate
-	WHO hails government, medical response following China quake
-	Nine more enterovirus cases reported in Macao
-	Study: Skin cancer patient saved by clones of own cells

-	USFDA approves device that helped Superman breathe
-	Oldest Austrian dies months after turning 110
-	DPRK denies bird flu outbreak
-	Hong Kong, Shenzhen hold avian flu exercise after outbreak in nearby farm
-	Health ministry warns of iodine deficiency in part of China

-	Hong Kong's top health official sees low human bird flu threat
-	Official: Most China-made performance-enhancing drug ingredients legally exported
-	China watchdog to inspect nationwide on doping
-	Student eyesight problems on rise
-	Study: a sniff of coffee same as a sip

-	Public health incidents claim 24 lives in May
-	Study finds depression, diabetes interlinked
-	China aims to rebuild medical system in quake zone by year-end
-	Health Ministy to intensify supervision over Olympic preparation
-	S Korean biotech firm clones cancer-sniffing dogs

-	Study: 1 in 3 Australian diabetics dead in 10 years
-	Australia develops human vaccine for bird flu
-	UN expert: bird flu situation improving but threat remains
-	Hong Kong reports 89 new HIV infection cases in Q1
-	Boy is first HFMD fatality in Shanghai

Ministry Press Releases

-	Official: Most China-made performance-enhancing drug ingredients legally exported
-	Public health incidents claim 24 lives in May
-	China HFMD outbreak peaks in May
-	No mass health problems in Sichuan
-	Hand-foot-mouth disease under control in China's quake zone

TCM

-	Easy does it - Don't sit too long on your butt
-	Feed your head - Fish, pig and nuts for brain power
-	Herbal medicine seeks fusion of Eastern, Western approaches
-	Want skin like Snow White? Try TCM foods, acupressure
-	Smiley-face TCM - Don't worry, be happy

Diet & Nutrition

-	What's wrong with ice cream in summer time?
-	Study: Watermelon may boost libido
-	Broccoli may fight prostate cancer
-	Study: coffee drinkers may live longer
-	Drinking water can be harmful to infants

Avoid excessive drinking.

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