Britain lets mother keep obese son
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A mother who feared she might lose custody of her obese 8-year-old son unless he lost weight was allowed to keep the boy after striking a deal Tuesday with social workers to safeguard his welfare.
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Hefty A Brazilian woman has given birth to the largest baby boy ever recorded in the country. Upon his arrival at a hospital in Salvador this Wednesday, Francisca Ramos dos Santos's son, Ademilton, weighed in at a whopping 17lbs, or 7.7kg.â¦
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Obese eight-year-old Connor McCreaddie is allowed by North Tyneside social services to stay with his mother.
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Obese pregnant women can avoid  weight gain or even lose some weight without harming their  babies, a small study suggests.
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It may be obvious that most Britons are overweight. What isn't so obvious is that at least 2 million of them are likely malnourished &#151; and that includes some of the people who are too fat.
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A mother says her critically-ill son had to wait two hours for an ambulance  to be transferred to intensive care.
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British social workers decided on Tuesday to allow an eight-year-old boy who weighs almost 200 pounds (91 kg) to remain at home with his mother, who has refused to stop feeding him junk food.
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Mother of 15-year-old boy who died when he was restrained by guards is considering legal action.
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Legal authorities in Britain faced an ethical dilemma over whether doctors should continue to prolong the life of a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.
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An eight-year-old boy who weighs over 14 stone may be taken into care by a local authority.
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A mother has spoken of her loss after the body of a 48-year-old man and a 15-month-old boy were found in a flat.
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LAHORE, Pakistan  - A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered a British girl at the center of a custody dispute, Molly Campbell, to be returned to her mother in Scotland.
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Doctors caring for a critically-ill premature baby were given permission by a British judge to allow her to die if her condition seriously deteriorates and her breathing stops.
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Britain is facing an &#39;obesity time bomb&#39; with only three percent of 11-year-old children meeting the national target of an hour of physical exercise a day, according to a study released on Thursday.
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British social workers will meet an eight-year-old boy who weighs almost 200 pounds (91 kg) on Tuesday to decide whether he should be taken away from his mother after she refused to stop feeding him junk food.
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HOUSTON - Two doctors and a hospital offered a free gastric bypass to a 420-pound teenager after another medical center canceled the procedure because his insurance would not pay for it.    Doctors at Obesity Surgery Specialists said 16-year-old Brandon Bennett needs the operation for a chance at a healthy life...
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A new UK study indicates that many parents of obese children have no idea their offspring have a problem. Researchers based at Plymouthâs Derriford Hospital carried out a survey involving 277 children and