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Click to View in Browser 01/10/2014 Fad diets can work, but experts find no magic slimming bullet LONDON (Reuters) - Resolutions to lose weight are often made in January yet almost as frequently abandoned as heavy hopefuls find diets that demand fasting, virtually no carbs or liquid food shakes notoriously hard to stick to. China reports one more H7N9 bird flu death BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported one more death from the H7N9 strain of bird flu in eastern Fujian province, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday. Daily pot tied to age of first psychotic episode NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of adults who experienced psychosis for the first time, having smoked marijuana daily was linked to an earlier age of onset of the disorder, according to UK researchers. Parent involvement can help kids get more active NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Very few kids get the amount of physical activity they need every day, but a new study from Canada finds that parental support may be the key to getting kids moving. Long-term efficacy of Chelsea drug may pose problems for FDA (Reuters) - A treatment developed by Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd for a rare type of low blood pressure is presenting problems for U.S. drug reviewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. EU panel recommends suspension of risky bone disease drug LONDON (Reuters) - European regulators have recommended suspending a popular bone-building drug made by unlisted French firm Servier because of the risk of serious heart problems and blood clots. Eating tree nuts tied to lowered obesity risk NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new U.S. study adds to growing evidence that nuts - once considered too fattening to be healthy - may in fact help keep weight down, in addition to offering other health benefits. Roche's Tamiflu for children temporarily in short supply in U.S. (Reuters) - In what is shaping up to be a tough and widespread flu season in the United States, one of the leading medicines used to treat children with the sometimes deadly virus is in short supply. U.S. compounding pharmacies start to register with FDA WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small number of U.S. compounding pharmacies have begun registering with the Food and Drug Administration under new legislation designed to tighten control of the custom medication makers following a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to a pharmacy in Massachusetts. Lung cancer rates decline for U.S. men, women: study ATLANTA (Reuters) - The percentage of U.S. adults developing lung cancer is falling, with the sharpest declines among those aged 35 to 44, according to U.S. data released on Thursday, fifty years after the surgeon general's first-ever report warning of the dangers of smoking. Related Video Niagara Falls frozen by arctic chill Magnetic field inspires dog defecation dance, says study The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS

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