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Topic: Childhood Obesity News - 2008 in review: salmonella scare over tomatoes - News 10 Now

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A study of the popular combination pill shows while it did lower bad cholesterol, it did little more than one of its components, Zocor alone, to keep plaque from clogging up the arteries. With obesity rates still high, the American Academy of Pediatrics makes a controversial move calling for cholesterol screening for kids as young as two and encouraging use of cholesterol-lowering drugs in kids as young as eight who have too much bad cholesterol along with other risk factors. The Food and Drug Administration made another move to protect the nation’s children, issuing a strong warning to parents not to give over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to children under age two because of serious safety concerns. With an average of 20,000 children under the age of five hospitalized or killed because of influenza complications each year, the CDC recommended all children from six months up to their 19th birthday get an annual flu shot. The latest research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association said exposure to the chemical found in most plastics may increase risk of heart disease, Type-2 diabetes, and liver problems over many years of exposure. And to keep the heart from skipping one more beat, a study suggests performing compressions to the tune of “Stayin’ Alive. Read Childhood Obesity

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