PEDIATRIC RESEARCH | Children can show signs of future obesity problems (The Columbus Dispatch)

On a recent trip to a crowded theme park in a sunny Southern location, I observed an appalling number of obese children and families. Despite the well-known statistic that 20 percent of today's children are overweight, to observe this firsthand was truly sobering.

Health: Stroke Signs (CBS 3 Philadelphia)

What do mammograms, blood-sugar tests and daytime dozing have in common? All may offer clues that someone is headed for a stroke, new studies suggest.

Stem Cell Therapy Controls Diabetes in Mice (New York Times)

The work raises the prospect that embryonic cells might one day be used to provide insulin-producing replacement cells to treat the disease in people.

Stroke signs often misunderstood (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

New University of Cincinnati research identifies what symptoms prompt people to call 911 when they suspect someone has suffered a stroke.

Millipore Corporation Signs License Agreement with Bayer HealthCare AG (wallstreet:online AG)

Millipore Corporation (NYSE:MIL) today announced that it has entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive

Naps, mammograms may predict stroke risk (AP via Yahoo! News)

What do mammograms, blood-sugar tests and daytime dozing have in common? All may offer clues that someone is headed for a stroke, new studies suggest. Higher stroke risk was seen in women with artery buildups accidentally revealed by mammograms, in non-diabetics starting to have insulin problems, and in older people who tend to nod off a lot.

Millipore Corporation Signs License Agreement with Bayer HealthCare AG (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

BILLERICA, Mass.----Millipore Corporation today announced that it has entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive license agreement with Bayer HealthCare AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, to use Millipore's UCOEâ„¢ technology to manufacture its biologic drugs.

Hispanics Have Higher Levels On Test That Measures Blood Sugar Control, Study Finds (Medical News Today)

Among those with diabetes, Hispanics had higher levels than non-Hispanic whites on a test that indicates how well patients are controlling their blood sugar, according to a study in the February issue of Diabetes Care, the Winston Salem Journal reports.

Daytime dozing boosts stroke risk (MSNBC)

Mammograms, blood-sugar tests and daytime sleepiness are clues that someone may be headed for a stroke, according to a trio of new studies.

Women's Spare Tire Tied to More Strokes (MedicineNet.com)

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