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 Female Information - October 7, 2008
| A third human victim has died from the bird flu in China. The second woman to die in China, the state media says a 35-year-old female farmer with the surname Xu died Tuesday after falling ill on November 11 | | A British doctor who has been caught selling drugs to a vulnerable girl in exchange for sex has been banned from work. Dr Bellipady Sudharam Rai, 50, of Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, England, engaged in sexual activity for six years with a female patient. The woman told the General Medical Council (GMC) hearing in Manchester she felt "dirty" at having to perform sex for the doctor | | According to statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) racial and ethnic minorities accounted for 20-percent of all cosmetic procedures performed last year, an increase from 14-percent in 2000. Hispanics lead minority racial and ethnic groups in the number of procedures at 8.5-percent followed by African- Americans, 6.2 percent; Asians, 4.6 percent; and other non-Caucasians, 1.1 percent | | San Diego, CA (AHN) As many as 2.5 million women may have an undiagnosed bleeding disorder that, if not properly treated, could lead to serious health problems, medical experts told a mostly female audience at the National Hemophilia Foundation's (NHF) 57th Annual Meeting on Thursday | | Three in ten Americans belong to a gym or health club, according to a new study released by Socratic Technologies. Plus, another 15-percent saying they plan to join a gym or health club in the next six months. The study by U.S. Consumer Luxury Services Outlook examines the use of and spending on an variety of health and fitness services in American homes. Other findings of the study include 12-percent use or plan to start using a personal trainer and 24-percent use or plan to start using a nutritionist or weight control program | |
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