(HealthDay News) -- There's a long list of everyday foods that are potential choking hazards for young children, the Nemours Foundation says.

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Tai Chi and Qigong exercise routines offer a number of significant physical and mental health benefits, finds an across-the-board review of previous research.

(HealthDay News) -- Some fats are an essential part of a balanced diet, but there are "good" fats and "bad" fats.

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born into a poor U.S. family have a good chance of staying poor for at least half of childhood, a new study suggests.

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- A person's heart beat may offer insight into their future kidney health, a new study suggests.

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women with implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) appear less likely than men to suffer sudden cardiac death, according to researchers who reviewed the findings of five studies that followed 7,229 heart failure patients, including about 1,600 women.

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Inhaled anesthetics used to put patients to sleep during surgery contribute to global climate change, according to a new study.

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Children in California who have dental insurance through Medicaid and other public insurance programs are less likely to visit the dentist regularly than privately insured kids, a new study has found.

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- A brain enzyme that appears to boost body heat in order to burn off excess calories from a high-fat meal has been identified, but because the research was performed in mice, it might not apply to humans.

WEDNESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- With proper training, people with high blood pressure may be able to control it more effectively on their own at home than through conventional methods, British researchers contend.

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Postmenopausal women who take fish oil supplements may reduce their breast cancer risk, a new study suggests.

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Early treatment with antiviral drugs appears to help prevent serious illness and death in organ transplant patients with H1N1 swine flu, researchers say.

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(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The decline in the number of U.S. high school students who smoke has slowed significantly, following dramatic drops starting in the late 1990s, according to a new federal report.

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The ubiquitous virus linked to cervical, vaginal and throat cancers may also raise the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form of skin cancer, a new study suggests.