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Obese Exposed as Swine Flu Collides With Fat Epidemic (Update1)

Published July 10, 2009, 6:29 am, Bloomberg

July 10 (Bloomberg) -- An unexpected characteristic has emerged among many swine flu victims who become severely ill: They are fat. Doctors tracking the pandemic say they see a pattern in hospital reports from Glasgow to Melbourne and from Santiago to New York. People infected with the bug who have a body mass index greater than 40, deemed morbidly obese, suffer respiratory complications that ...

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*vwd/BUSINESS WIRE: 14^th Longevity Prize of La Fondation Ipsen Doctor Jacques Vallin is Awarded for Cross-National ...

Published July 10, 2009, 3:39 am, vwd.de

MITTEILUNG UEBERMITTELT VON BUSINESS WIRE. FUER DEN INHALT IST ALLEIN DAS BERICHTENDE UNTERNEHMEN VERANTWORTLICH.

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It's a 10-digit world

Published July 10, 2009, 2:09 am, The Mail Tribune

The days of seven-digit telephone numbers are fading fast, and come Sunday, you can start practicing life in a 10-digit world.

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Men who think they're Bond are fooling themselves

Published July 10, 2009, 1:34 am, Kitchener - Waterloo Record

(Jul 10, 2009) -- Can you prove anything you want by statistics? You bet. But here's one case where there's no need to manipulate figures to prove a point. It's a straight, simple, indisputable fact that women live 5.4 years longer than men. So was the Almighty just unkind to men or is this problem the result of their own stupidity?

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14th Longevity Prize of La Fondation Ipsen Doctor Jacques Vallin is Awarded for Cross-National Comparison of Longevity ...

Published July 10, 2009, 1:00 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

PARIS----The 14th annual Longevity Prize has been awarded to Jacques Vallin for his cross-national comparison of longevity through health transition by an international jury1 led by Professor Leonard Poon .

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As economy sags, many turn to volunteering

Published July 10, 2009, 12:03 am, The Sacramento Bee

At last, the up side of the worst unemployment to batter the country since the early 1980s: Americans are rediscovering volunteer work.

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Elections 2008 — N.C. commissioner of agriculture

Published July 9, 2009, 10:48 pm, Jacksonville Daily News

Job description: The commissioner of agriculture heads the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The department is responsible for regulation and inspection of soil, animal health, weights and measures, gasoline and oil.

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Richmond 2-year-old was severely underweight when he died

Published July 9, 2009, 9:08 pm, Richmond Times-Dispatch

A 2-year-old Richmond boy whose mother is charged in his death weighed 14 pounds when he died, far less than typical for a child his age, according to the prosecution. A Richmond Circuit Court judge yesterday set bond at $40,000 for the mother, Ashley C. Williams, who was indicted Monday on charges of child neglect and felony murder in the death of D’Sean Williams.

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NH has held on to more jobs

Published July 9, 2009, 9:07 pm, New Hampshire Union Leader

However, the employment situation in New Hampshire and throughout the country has continued to deteriorate since March.

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CNN - 20-year Study: Fewer Calories May Slow Aging

Published July 9, 2009, 6:53 pm, WSB-TV 2 Atlanta

Cutting Daily Calorie Intake By 30 Percent May Put The Brakes On The Aging Process, Have Beneficial Effects On The Brain, And Result In A Longer Life Span, According To A New 20-year Study Of Monkeys Published In The Journal Science.

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