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EYE ON YOUR HEALTH brings you daily reports during WINK News at 5PM. In addition to the latest information on medical discoveries and breakthroughs, Eye on Your Health provides complete coverage of all health-related issues facing Southwest Florida residents.
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Obesity in adolescence may increase girls' MS risk

Obesity in adolescence may increase girls' MS risk

A woman's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at age 18, new research shows. Read more »

P&G recalls some Vicks spray after bacteria found

P&G recalls some Vicks spray after bacteria found

Procter & Gamble Co is voluntarily recalling about 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after finding the bacteria B. cepacia in a small amount of the product made at its plant in Gross Gerau, Germany, and sold in the United States. Read more »

High cholesterol under treated in many Americans

High cholesterol under treated in many Americans

A US study on cholesterol released today contains both good and bad news. Read more »

Had flu? You may have H1N1 protection

Had flu? You may have H1N1 protection

People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Read more »

Slow walkers more likely to die of heart disease

Slow walkers more likely to die of heart disease

Slow walking may not only mean getting to your destination later, according to a new study by French scientists: Older people who walk slowly are almost three times more likely to die of heart disease and related causes than older people who walk faster. Read more »

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