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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay news) — It may be possible to prevent a drug addiction relapse by the agency of disrupting the brain's attempts to retrieve drug-associated memories, according to new research.

U.K. researchers reduced drug-seeking behaviors in rats by blocking their brain's NMDA-type glutamate receptor, which is vital for learning and memory, during the recall of drug-associated memories.

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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay news) — A lack of physical control and coordination in childhood may subsist tied to an increased risk of obesity in later life, a unused study says.

The investigation, published online at BMJ.com Wednesday, adds to previous studies that found poorer cognitive function in childhood may be linked to obesity and shadow 2 diabetes in adults.

The findings, based on 11,041 individuals in the ongoing National Child Development Study in Great Britain, showed that children who showed poor hand control, poor coordination, and clumsiness at mature years 7 in testing were more likely to be obese adults.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Children with poor hand check and coordination are more agreeable to become obese adults, researchers said upon Wednesday.

The finding adds to a growing material part of evidence linking poorer cognitive function in childhood to obesity and type 2 diabetes in adults.

A reflection of thousands of British children found those with the worst cognitive and physical employment at the ages of seven and 11 years were far more likely to be obese in later life.

"It's not a question of people who are already overweight becoming ill-made because the majority of these children weren't any heavier than their peers," researcher Scott Montgomery said in a telephone interview.

"It was assumed that all the neurological complications associated with obesity were consequences of obesity itself.

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TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay news) — Epidural anesthesia may not only be the best mode of dealing to control pain relief/muscle relaxant after major surgery, it may also improve post-operative survival, Canadian researchers report.

The use of epidural anesthetics for greater surgery has been somewhat controversial. There doesn't seem to be much question that it effectively reduces pain, but its safety has caused more bear upon.

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(HealthDay word) — Reading is a fun activity for you and your toddler, and it helps your child build important language skills.

Here are suggestions for reading to your toddler, courtesy of the Nemours Foundation:

• Read at a scheduled time each day, such as before bedtime.
• If your child asks you to read a certain book, read it — even if it's the same one you read every night.
• Read slowly, so it's easy to listen and understand.
• Use lots of expression in your voice when you read.
• Encourage interaction while you read, including clapping, singing, and using puppets to act in a puzzle what you're reading.
• Substitute your child's name for the name of one of the book's characters.
• Look at the pictures, ask your child to name certain objects, and ask lots of questions.

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan authorities have launched a mass circumcision be forced along with the hope it will reduce HIV/AIDS rates in the east African country.

Some studies indicate circumcision could be 70 percent effective in protecting men against infection by dint of. the disease during heterosexual intercourse, when used in conjunction with condoms and other safe-sex practices.

Government officials in Kampala have decided to take advantage of a month-long traditional "circumcision season" practiced by some tribes to carry on the message home.

"Socially, it is uniting, and now it has also been proven medically, that is gratifying and it is business and parcel of now the strategy with regard to fighting AIDS," Kibale Wambi, chairman of Sironko circuit in eastern Uganda, told Reuters.

The government plans to circumcise more than 3,000 local youths between the ages of 12 and 18.

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Two intensive-care patients contracted HIV about receiving blood transfusions at public hospitals in the Argentine province of Cordoba, a newspaper reported Friday. (Read the full post about ‘Blood transfusions give Argentine patients HIV (AP)’…)

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Restaurant-goers with food allergies have power to soon chow down in Sweden with faith in eateries bearing 'allergy-free' certificates, Sweden's anti-allergic/asthma and Allergy Association said Thursday. (Read the full post about ‘Swedish restaurants soon ‘allergy free’ (AFP)’…)

TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) — A precise model to find blood biomarkers that can help doctors rate the size of cancer tumors has been developed by researchers at Stanford University.

the team says its work may help guide development of new tests to improve early detection of cancer.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who have a single abortion do not have a higher risk of mental health problems such because depression than women who have their babies, the American Psychological Association reported on Wednesday. (Read the full post about ‘One abortion no threat to mental health: group (Reuters)’…)