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Speed Eaters Gain Weight, Clog Arteries But Have Few Regrets

Published July 3, 2009, 6:22 pm, WCTV Tallahassee

Don Lerman set a record by eating seven sticks of salted butter in five minutes. During six years of competitive eating, he gained 100 pounds.

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That burning feeling

Published July 3, 2009, 1:39 am, Kitchener - Waterloo Record

(Jul 3, 2009) -- In describing an instance of intense anger, you might say, as a figure of speech, that bile rose in your throat.

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First Confirmed Case of Swine Flu in Plumas County

Published July 2, 2009, 2:56 pm, Plumas County News

The Plumas County Public Health Agency announced Wednesday, July 1, that Plumas County had its first confirmed case of H1N1 (swine) flu. Public health officials said Thursday the case involved a 16-year-old girl who was visiting from out of county.

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SRC Designates First International Centers of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery

Published July 2, 2009, 10:35 am, dBusinessNews.com

RALEIGH, NC (July 2, 2009) – Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), an independent, non-profit organization that advances the safety, efficacy and efficiency of bariatric and metabolic surgery, today announced the first two centers to achieve the International Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery (ICE) designation.

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Aborigines at 'higher risk' of swine flu

Published July 2, 2009, 3:43 am, CNN

Australia's Aboriginal people are at greater risk from the H1N1 virus, the country's health minister has warned.

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When intestinal bile, stomach acid collide

Published July 2, 2009, 2:01 am, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

In describing an instance of intense anger, you might say, as a figure of speech, that bile rose in your throat. But for some people bile does indeed rise, perhaps not as far as the throat but far enough to cause digestive distress and serious damage to the lining of the stomach and esophagus.

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Westwood Health Care Center aide charged with criminal abuse

Published July 2, 2009, 12:11 am, St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor

A one-time aide at a St. Louis Park nursing home has been charged with criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult, but a health department investigation cleared the facility itself of wrongdoing.

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2 Orange County women in 30s with swine flu die

Published July 1, 2009, 11:11 pm, Middletown Times Herald-Record

GOSHEN — Two Newburgh-area women in their 30s have died after being hospitalized with swine flu, Orange County officials said Wednesday.

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Experts Available for Obesity, Weight Management Interviews

Published July 1, 2009, 2:35 pm, Newswise

Obesity is an escalating problem for all age groups in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third of U.S. adults and 46 percent of children are obese. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is at the forefront of obesity prevention, research and treatment and its faculty members have developed community, education ...

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LAP-BAND(TM) is First Obesity Intervention Device in Europe Indicated for Weight Loss That Improves or Leads to ...

Published July 1, 2009, 6:22 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Allergan's LAP-BAND AP System for obesity intervention has become the first device to receive official European approval for weight loss that leads to improvement or remission of type 2 diabetes.

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