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  • Tomato scare ending; fears linger for many people (AP)
    <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_he_me/ap_poll_food_safety"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080718/capt.4e465c5937b4418688892b197656aba4.ap_poll_food_safety_wx103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=6v0ZxaXo8qEWA8ReJbqMNA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Sean Meagher works on a vegetable display in the produce department of a Cincinnati supermarket, Wednesday, July 16, 2008, Troubled by the tainted tomato scare, nearly half of Americans are concerned they may get sick from eating contaminated food and are avoiding items they normally would buy, a new Associated Press-Ipsos poll has found. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)" border="0" /></a>AP - The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll — it's cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods.</p><br clear="all"/>

  • A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info (AP)
    <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_he_me/diet_calories_on_menus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080718/capt.7d728e444abf4dcb839a5c42dd4ab53d.diet_calories_on_menus_nyeo109.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=m622O97VvTKv1Iw4rVeRBg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A restaurant window menu displays the calorie count for each food item, in New York, Friday July 18, 2008. Several fast food chains say they have finally begun obeying a new city rule requiring some restaurants to post calorie counts right on the menu (AP Photo/Ed Ou)" border="0" /></a>AP - Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow — like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda.</p><br clear="all"/>

  • Plans for large-scale AIDS vaccine trial dropped (AP)
    <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080717/ap_on_he_me/med_aids_vaccine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080718/capt.cps.naj63.180708122608.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jbufHHRr_MUmUUy4aOPglg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A doctor retrieves a blood sample from a man for an HIV test in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 2006. US scientists have scrapped plans for a large trial of a HIV vaccine due to concerns about its effectiveness, the government's medical research agency said.(AFP/File/Elmer Martinez)" border="0" /></a>AP - Plans for a large-scale trial of a potential AIDS vaccine are being dropped in favor of a smaller, more focused study, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>


  • Mississippi remains most obese state, CDC reports (AP)
    <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_he_me/med_obesity_states"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080717/capt.44c4e341ae5e43dcb2f88fe9bc97d535.us_obesity_gfx195.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=W8_9b3YFyIFRp9PZeqWhPQ--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Two versions; cut-and-paste graphic shows the top five and bottom five states? obesity prevalence with the option to incorporate own state; map shows state rankings; three sizes; 1c x 3 3/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 85.7 mm; 1c x 3 3/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 95.3 mm; 2c x 3 1/2 inches; 96.3 mm x 88.9 mm" border="0" /></a>AP - The South tips the scales again as the nation's fattest region, according to a new government survey.</p><br clear="all"/>


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