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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. schools with vending machines that sell candy and soda to students could soon find the government requiring healthier options to combat childhood obesity under a bill introduced on Thursday by two senators.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Electronic health records need a nudge from the government if the technology is to become widespread, the nation’s new health information technology czar said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s drugs watchdog met vaccine manufacturers on Thursday, a further step in preparations for a flu pandemic.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – About 1 in 5 Americans have a disability and that will increase as baby boomers age, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senators leading the effort to revamp the U.S. healthcare system said on Wednesday they had begun fleshing out proposals aimed at improving the quality of care, but are leaving until later tough decisions on how to cover the uninsured and pay for it.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Thursday new flu infections are still occurring in the United States, and said the latest case began on April 26.

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO), bowing to pressure from meat industry producers and concerned governments, said on Thursday it would refer to a deadly new virus strain as influenza A (H1N1), not swine flu.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico began shutting down parts of its economy on Thursday to slow the spread of a new flu strain as officials urged increased worldwide precautions against an imminent pandemic.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a pilot study, agitation and functioning improved in a group of elderly nursing home residents suffering from severe dementia when they engaged in just 30 minutes of supervised exercise three times a week.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Allergan Inc’s wrinkle-smoother Botox and similar injections must carry a strong warning about potentially deadly complications if the product spreads in the body, U.S. regulators said on Thursday.