"Choking game" deaths reported among U.S. youth (Reuters) Reuters - Between 1995 and 2007, at least 82 children and adolescents in the United States died as a result of playing the "choking game," according to a report released Thursday.
Source: news.yahoo.comBritish researchers link obesity to more cancers (Reuters) 
Reuters - Obesity can double the risk of several cancers, according to a study published on Friday that for the first time also links being overweight with a number of less common forms of the disease.
Source: news.yahoo.comFEMA plans trailer exodus over chemical (AP) 
AP - After downplaying the risks for months, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will rush to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of roughly 35,000 government-issued trailers because tests found dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes.
Source: news.yahoo.comPanama relatives say hundreds poisoned (AP) AP - Panama's government has vastly underestimated the number of people who died from taking medications tainted with a chemical commonly found in antifreeze and brake fluid, family members and a lawyer for the victims said Thursday.
Source: news.yahoo.comObesity boosts cancer risk, says health review (AFP) 
AFP - Being obese boosts the risk of half a dozen types of cancer, and the odds strengthen as one's waistline thickens, according to a major review published on Saturday by The Lancet.
Source: news.yahoo.comCDC: Death count 82 for 'choking game' (AP) AP - At least 82 youths have died from the so-called "choking game," according to the first government count of fatalities from the tragic fad.
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