SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) — A new study confirms what seems obvious: people who live in communities where walking and cycling are common are less likely to be overweight or obese.

No Surprise: Walking, Cycling Linked to Healthier Weights
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SATURDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) — As children head back to school, parents can help make sure their little ones stay healthy and happy all year, an expert suggests.

Parents Can Take Steps to Boost Kids' Health, Well-Being
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South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan offered to resign Saturday amid accusations of nepotism over the hiring of his daughter for a ministry job, officials said.

SKorean foreign minister in scandal offers to quit
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Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people.

Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad
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A team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves.

NASA advises Chile on trapped, isolated miners
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An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows.

Antidepressant patch doesn't help smokers quit
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Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany.

Early day care may promote eczema development
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Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.

Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists
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People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.

Odds of getting new kidney uneven
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Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researcher…

Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races
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