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	• Many Americans Don't Even Know They're Fat
	Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds 30 percent of those overweight think they're normal size
	THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are thinner than they really are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds. As part of the Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey, respondents were asked to provide their height and weight, from which pollsters calculated their body-mass inde
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	• Study Identifies Risks for Painkiller Addiction
	Greater odds if you're younger than 65, have a history of drug abuse and depression, and use psychiatric meds
	THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The mystery of why some people are more likely to become addicted to opioid painkillers has been partially unraveled by the Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania. Its researchers found that the group most vulnerable to addiction has four main risk factors in common: age (being younger than 65); a history of depression; prior drug abuse; and using
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	• Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia
	Those with PTSD at greater risk than peers with combat injuries but no stress disorder, study found

	• Prescription Drug Use Rising in U.S., CDC Reports
	Statins, asthma meds, antidepressants and stimulants top the list

	• Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses Offer Coverage: Report
	Tax credits, new options will leave more employees insured, Commonwealth Fund study says

	• East Coast Residents Should Prepare for Hurricane Earl: FEMA
	Feds advise shoring up homes, storing water and food, and monitoring radio, TV

	• Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2010
	Type 2 Diabetes Alzheimer's Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis

Health Highlights

Michael Douglas Says He'll Beat Throat Cancer
Oregon Children Least Likely To Be Hospitalized For Asthma
Botox Maker Pays $600 Million To Settle Marketing Investigation
Obama Administration Appeals Judge's Order Banning Stem Cell Research

FDA Approvals

• Ella Emergency Contraceptive Approved

Intended to inhibit or delay ovulation

• Flu Vaccine for Upcoming Season Approved

Protects against three strains predicted to be most prevalent

• Cuvposa Approved for Chronic Drooling in Children

Primarily those with neurological disorders

• Combination Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure

Tribenzor sanctioned for those who don't respond to other drugs

• Generic Lovenox Approved for Deep Vein Thrombosis

A condition that could cause deadly blood clots

FYI

• Health Tip: Get Ready for Baby's Bath

Be prepared before you put baby in the tub

• Health Tip: If You Have Cirrhosis

Here's how it could impair your liver

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