Obesity, Lack of Exercise Heighten Arthritis Risk for Women (HealthDay)







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HealthDay – THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of obesity
and inactivity, especially among women, explain why arthritis is more
common in the United States than in Canada, according to a new study.

Removing Lymph Nodes May Boost Endometrial Cancer Survival (HealthDay)







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HealthDay – THURSDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) — Endometrial cancer patients
at medium to high risk for cancer recurrence are more likely to survive if
both the pelvic lymph nodes and para-aortic lymph nodes are removed,
rather than just the pelvic lymph nodes, say Japanese researchers.

Feds probe Mass. special needs school (AP)







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AP – The U.S. Justice Department has begun a review of whether the use of electric shock therapy by a Massachusetts special needs school violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Interval training can cut exercise hours sharply (AP)







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A woman exercises in a gym in central London, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.  (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP – People who complain they have no time to exercise may soon need another excuse. Some experts say intense exercise sessions could help people squeeze an entire week’s workout into less than an hour. Those regimens — also called interval training — were originally developed for Olympic athletes and thought to be too strenuous for normal people.


UK publishes new rules for assisted suicide (AP)







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Multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy reacts after hearing the announcement from Britain's top prosecutor  on guidelines on prosecutions for assisted suicide in London Thursday Feb, 25, 2010. The new guidelines  spelt out what types of assisted suicide cases were more likely to face prosecution, keeping the practice illegal but finding some leeway for suspects not to be charged. Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer said assisted suicide still remains a serious offense punishable by up to 14 years in prison, but said prosecution is least likely when the suspect is wholly motivated by compassion  (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld/PA)AP – New guidelines published Thursday offer people in England and Wales broad hints about how to help a gravely ill loved one end their life with minimal fear of prosecution.