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AMA declares obesity a disease needing treatment
CHICAGO, June 19 (UPI) -- The American Medical Association declared obesity a disease, which means 90 million U.S. adults and children have a medical condition requiring treatment.



One-in-5 employees age 45-74 must quit work for caregiving
WASHINGTON, June 19 (UPI) -- One-in-5 employees age 45-74 say they expect to take time off of work to care for a spouse, a parent or relative in the next five years, AARP officials say.
Iodine deficiency the most preventable cause of brain damage
ADELAIDE, Australia, June 19 (UPI) -- Iodized salt in bread is not enough to provide healthy levels of iodine for pregnant women and their unborn children in Australia, researchers say.
Report: U.S. healthcare cost growth slowing down
NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. healthcare inflation is projected to drop to 6.5 percent next year despite millions more newly insured Americans added to the system, consultants say.
Baby's weight gain and increased head size linked to higher IQ
ADELAIDE, Australia, June 18 (UPI) -- A baby's weight gain and increased head size in the first month of life is linked to a higher IQ at early school age, researchers in Australia said.
Toddlers exposed to violence, more likely to be bullies later
CLEVELAND, June 18 (UPI) -- Children exposed to violence before age 3 between their mother and her partner increases the likelihood of the child bullying in school, U.S. researchers say.
High air pollution areas linked to double the risk of autism
BOSTON, June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. mothers-to-be exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were twice as likely to have a child with autism, researchers say.
First pediatric hand transplant program recruits subjects
BOSTON, June 18 (UPI) -- Officials at Boston Children's Hospital said they are recruiting subjects for the world's first pediatric hand transplant program.
BONN, Germany, June 18 (UPI) -- A viral load profile of a MERS-CoV infection indicates the SARS-like virus may need a different diagnostic approach than SARS, a German researcher says.
Blood test one day may detect oral cancer from oral sex
BETHESDA, Md., June 17 (UPI) -- A test may one day detect human papillomavirus to identify those of increased risk of HPV-related oral cancer as a result of oral sex, U.S. researchers say.
Luncheon meat, hamburger, steak, pork increase diabetes risk
BOSTON, June 17 (UPI) -- There is more evidence luncheon meat, hot dogs, hamburger, steak and pork increase the risk of type 2 diabetes over the long-term, U.S. researchers say.
Sibling bullying affects mental health of victim
DURHAM, N.H., June 17 (UPI) -- Sibling bullying is not a benign rite of passage for children and adolescents, regardless of how severe or frequent, U.S. researchers say.
Obesity in teens linked to hearing loss
NEW YORK, June 17 (UPI) -- Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have hearing loss, across all frequencies, U.S. researchers say.
Sibling bullying underestimated, may cause mental health damage
By VERONICA LINARES, UPI.com | Blog
A new study shows that sibling bullying can be just a harmful to children as peer bullying.
MERS outbreak infected 10 in Jordan in 2012, study shows
By VERONICA LINARES, UPI.com | Blog
A retrospective study of the MERS coronavirus shows that the first known outbreak took place in Jordan and it infected 10 people, two of whom have died.
Study: HIV prevention linked to lower levels of STDs
TORONTO, June 17 (UPI) -- HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce rates of other sexually transmitted diseases, University of Toronto researchers say.
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A child is seen playing at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the eve of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Berlin on June 18, 2013. Obama is scheduled to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and will later speak at the Brandenburg Gate where fifty years earlier, U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivered his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a Berliner)" address . UPI/David Silpa