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No cupcakes here! Gold-medal school fights obesity
by on Oct.17, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Five-year-olds dance hip-hop to the alphabet. Third-graders learn math by twisting into geometric shapes, fifth-graders by calculating calories. And everyone goes to the gym — every day.
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Novartis fights patent rejection in Indian court
by on Sep.06, 2011, under Health and Fitness
In a case that could affect India’s role as drug provider to the developing world, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments Tuesday over whether the government had the right to deny a patent to Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG for its lifesaving cance…
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'Home-grown' rebellion fights New York smoking ban
by on Mar.24, 2011, under Health and Fitness
In the midst of an unrelenting battle against smokers and cigarettes, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg might be surprised to hear there's a tobacco plantation right under his nose.
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New drug fights neglected tropical disease
by on Nov.25, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Researchers said Thursday they had successfully tested a Chinese-developed drug against opisthorchiasis, a neglected tropical disease that threatens some 67 million people in Southeast Asia.
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Egypt fights smoking with new tobacco tax
by on Jul.01, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Egyptian smokers saw prices surge Thursday by as much as 100 percent as the government slapped new taxes on tobacco products in a bid to curb smoking and raise money for public health programs in the Arab world’s most populous nation.
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