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LONDON, July 5 (UPI) -- Children under age 5 who live in Britain's poorest neighborhoods are four times more likely to be obese than affluent children, health officials say.

Swiss develop new form of knee surgery

BERN, Switzerland, July 4 (UPI) -- A Swiss medical team says its technique for treating torn anterior cruciate ligaments in the knee provides quicker healing and more stability.

Study: Almost 4 percent of pig valves fail

ST. LOUIS, July 3 (UPI) -- Four out of 106 heart replacement valves from pig hearts failed, U.S. researchers found.

One in six adults admit urinating in pool

ATLANTA, July 3 (UPI) -- Seventeen percent of U.S. adults say they have urinated in a pool, but 78 percent think their fellow swimmers have urinated in pool, a survey indicates.

Bone marrow stem cells may help heart

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers, in a study in mice, found bone marrow stem cells improve cardiac function.

Compound may help diabetic retinopathy

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a new, natural compound may stop diabetic retinopathy -- a leading cause of blindness.

Study: H1N1 flu spreads inefficiently

BOSTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Influenza A H1N1, the swine flu virus, has so far spread from person to person less effectively than other seasonal flu viruses, U.S. researchers found.

WHO: H1N1 flu spreading, 'unstoppable'

CANCUN, Mexico, July 3 (UPI) -- The head of the World Health Organization said the spread of the swine flu worldwide is unstoppable.

Grill more fruit, vegetables, less meat

HOUSTON, July 3 (UPI) -- A U.S. nutrition expert suggests grilling some vegetables and fruits for Fourth of July family barbecues.

Migraines harm academic future

WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Adolescents who suffer from migraines are more likely to get lower grades and less likely to graduate from high school, U.S. researchers said.

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu reported

ATLANTA, July 3 (UPI) -- Health officials in Japan and Hong Kong said each had a H1N1 flu patient resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu, days after a Denmark patient was resistant.

Canada warns against H1N1 'parties'

OTTAWA, July 3 (UPI) -- Canadian health officials are warning against suggestions circulating on the Internet of H1N1 "flu parties" to deliberately self-immunize against the virus.

People more empathetic to their own race

BEIJING, July 3 (UPI) -- A bystander feels more empathy for someone in pain when that person is in the same social group, researchers in China said.

Sunscreen: Use a shot glassful

NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- Using the wrong type of sunscreen can further damage sun-exposed skin, a U.S. skin specialist warns.

Dietitian: Don't serve cancer from grill

HOUSTON, July 3 (UPI) -- A U.S. dietitian says marinating meat before grilling helps draw out the chemical precursors of carcinogens.