News Headlines for November 6, 2006

Excess Junk Food Can Kill The Children
Playfuls.com
by Monica C. Spoiling the children with high-fat, high-sugar foods has been proven scientifically unsafe, as American researchers reveal that kids and teens in the US are becoming fatter and more at risk for a series of diseases.


Tune-up During Sleep May Boost Memory
CBS News
(WebMD) Sleep boosts memory. An electric current that tunes the brain during early sleep can improve memory even more, German scientists say.


HIV used to halt Aids
InTheNews.co.uk
Scientists have developed a genetically-based procedure that may help prevent the spread of Aids. The method involves combining patients' own immune cells with HIV to make them resistant to the retrovirus.


Chronic fatigue syndrome gains disease status
Houston Chronicle
By MAGGIE FOX. WASHINGTON - Chronic fatigue syndrome, once thought by some doctors to be a psychological problem or even an excuse for malingerers, is a real disease that affects more than a million Americans ...


Survey: Unproven diet products popular (AP)
AP - Besides extra pounds, dieters also seem to carry a hefty independent streak. A survey finds that 70 percent of Americans who are trying to lose weight are following their own diet plans and have no interest in seeking a doctor's help.


FDA: Bausch & Lomb failed on reporting (AP)
AP - Bausch & Lomb Inc. failed to formally report nearly three dozen foreign cases of fungal eye infections later linked to one of its contact lens solutions, according to a federal warning letter.

60 million Chinese are considered obese (AP)

AP - Rising affluence has made about 60 million Chinese — equal to the population of France — obese, state media said on Monday.


Binge-eating a problem for some overweight kids (Reuters)

Reuters - Overweight children who are prone to binge-eating can down hundreds more calories at a sitting than their peers, yet still feel hungry again soon after, a new study shows.