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Top Army recruiter weighs fat camp for recruits

Pvt. Idalia Halley,19 left, of Columbia, S.C. stands with her 'battle buddy' Pvt. Katrina Thompkins, 19 of Greenville, S.C. during rifle training at a shooting range Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at Fort Jackson, S.C. Both women had issues with their weight but with five weeks of training behind them and doing daily push-ups, sit-ups and working on running a two-minute mile they are confident they are ready to pass basic training. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

AP - Mon Jan 12, 9:08 AM ET

FORT JACKSON, S.C. - The Army has been dismissing so many overweight applicants that its top recruiter, trying to keep troop numbers up in wartime, is considering starting a fat farm to transform chubby trainees into svelte soldiers.

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Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment HealthDay - Fri Jan 9, 11:48 PM ET

FRIDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have identified a rare subtype of a childhood leukemia that does not respond well to treatment.

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With Depression, Vets Face Higher Suicide Risk HealthDay - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago

MONDAY, Jan. 12 (HealthDay News) -- About a third of the veterans treated in Veterans Affairs hospitals suffer from depression, putting them at much greater risk of suicide than non-depressed veterans, University of Michigan researchers report.

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US President-elect Barack Obama's advisers said Saturday his economic stimulus plan will "save or create three to four million jobs" as the president-elect sought to stem criticism of the 775-billion-dollar plan designed to revive the troubled economy.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)

Obama says economy will get worse before it gets better AFP - Sat Jan 10, 12:27 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US president-elect Barack Obama sought to cool down expectations from his incoming administration Saturday, saying the most serious crisis since the Great Depression gripping the United States will probably get worse before the economy starts to improve.

A laboratory technician examines blood samples for HIV/AIDS in a public hospital in Valparaiso city, about 75 miles (120 km) northwest of Santiago, November 14, 2008. (Eliseo Fernandez/Reuters)

Getting HIV from your surgeon highly unlikely Reuters - Thu Jan 8, 2:47 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The case of an HIV-infected heart surgeon in Israel reinforces the message that the risk of transmitting HIV -- the virus that causes AIDS -- from surgeon to patient is very low, according to an article in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients HealthDay - Fri Jan 9, 11:48 PM ET
FRIDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's patients who are prescribed antipsychotic drugs face a higher risk of death than similar patients not given these medications do, British researchers report.
Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 9, 2009 HealthDay - Fri Jan 9, 11:48 PM ET
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Nitric Oxide Monitoring of Little Benefit for Kids' Asthma HealthDay - Fri Jan 9, 11:48 PM ET
FRIDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Measuring nitric oxide levels in an asthmatic child's breath every day does not improve the effectiveness of adjusting the child's medications, a new study shows.