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BEIJING (Reuters) - Obesity levels in China are rising fast, with more than one quarter of the population overweight or obese, as people add more meat and dairy products to their diet causing serious health problems, according to a new study.

Wellington - New Zealand's advertising watchdog has slammed a promotion campaign for a brand of potato crisps, saying it encouraged children to eat the equivalent of a kilogram of fat, news reports said Wednesday. Bluebird Foods included cards featur...

(European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology) New figures on assisted reproduction technology in Europe show that there has been an explosion in the use of ICSI to treat infertility, the 24th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Barcelona heard on Wednesday. Researchers believe that some countries may now be using the procedure too often.

Should cholesterol lowering drugs be given to eight-year-olds? New guidelines have caused a stir among both pediatricians and parents

Help the Aged has kicked off a celebration of ten years of Speaking Up for Older Age forums in the West Midlands with a conference hosted by Midlands Today presenter Nick Owen. The Charity hopes that anniversary activities like this will encourage more older people in the area to think of joining their local forum in order to have a say about the things in their community that really matter to them. There are around 400 of forums in the UK with around 100,000 members.

(European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology) diabetes in men has a direct effect on fertility, a scientist told the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology on Wednesday 9 July. Dr. Con Mallidis from Queen's University, Belfast, UK, said that, despite the prevailing view that it had little effect on male reproductive function, the Belfast group had shown that diabetes caused DNA damage in sperm.

(European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology) Obese men should consider losing weight if they want to have children, a scientist told the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today. Dr. A Ghiyath Shayeb, from the University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, said that his research had shown that men with a higher body mass index had lower volumes of seminal fluid and a higher proportion of abnormal sperm.

A new study shows that babies in day care are fatter than those raised at home

A majority of Internet sites that advertise or sell controlled medications are offering to supply the drugs without a proper prescription, according to a new study.

Doctors at the British Medical Association are to discuss the issue of co-payments at their Edinburgh conference.