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Daily Health News for Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Obesity Rates Still Rising, CDC Says More Americans are becoming obese. Obesity rates inched up 1.1% between 2007 and 2009, according to a new report released by the CDC. Read more ...

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