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Sidewalks, parks, farm markets cut diabetes risk

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People who live in neighborhoods with safe sidewalks, ample parks, good public transportation and ready access to fresh fruits and vegetables are 38 percent less likely to develop diabetes than others, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Sickest swine flu patients require heroic measures

Once swine flu patients are sick enough to need hospital care, they decline very fast, requiring ventilators and advanced treatments that quickly strain scarce hospital resources, several teams reported on Monday.
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U.S. Chaparral Energy, United Refining to merge

Privately owned U.S. oil and gas producer Chaparral Energy Inc and United Refining Energy Corp, a special-purpose acquisition company, will merge and transfer its listing to the New York Stock Exchange.
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Japan's Rohm to buy U.S. sensor-maker Kionix

Japanese specialty chipmaker Rohm Co Ltd said on Tuesday that it will buy all the shares of U.S. sensor-maker Kionix Inc for an undisclosed sum in a bid to chase the growing motion sensor business.
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Small firms slightly more optimistic in September

While optimism among small U.S. businesses perked up slightly in September, owners saw little to celebrate as they planned to cut inventories and trim their workforce, a survey released on Tuesday showed.
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European shares dragged down by financials

European shares were lower at midday on Tuesday, dragged down by financials ahead of earnings news from major U.S. banks and after prominent sector analyst Meredith Whitney downgraded her rating on Goldman Sachs (GS.N).
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Miners pull FTSE down 0.3 pct; UK inflation due

Britain's leading shares were 0.3 percent lower early on Tuesday, retreating from a 12-month high set the previous session with investors staying on the sidelines ahead of UK inflation data and upcoming U.S. corporate earnings.
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U.S. stock futures dip; eyes on J&J, Intel earns

* U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower opening on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 SPc1 down 0.13 percent, Dow Jones DJc1 futures down 0.11 percent and Nasdaq 100 NDc1 futures down 0.06 percent at 0830 GMT.
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Asian wealth slides, rich tiptoe back into markets

The number of high net-worth individuals in Asia Pacific slumped 14 percent in 2008 and they lost over a fifth of their wealth, leading to only cautious moves from cash back into stocks this year, Merrill Lynch and Capgemini said on Tuesday.
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Stock futures dip; eyes on J&J, Intel earns

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower opening on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.13 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.11 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.06 percent at 4.30 a.m. EDT.
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World stocks slip ahead of earnings

World stocks fell from this week's one-year high on Tuesday as investors grew cautious ahead of major third-quarter U.S. corporate earnings, while risk-hungry investors drove the Australian dollar to a 14-month peak.
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Asia stocks at 14-month high before earnings

Asian stocks rose to a 14-month high and the U.S. dollar steadied on Tuesday, with some investors taking bets that third-quarter U.S. corporate earnings, expected to shrink for the ninth quarter, will be good enough to keep a rally going.
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Macau gambling review may aid casinos, stocks recover

Macau's move to review gaming rules in the world's fastest-growing gambling market could brighten the outlook for casino stocks as potential curbs would help profits by limiting oversupply, analysts said on Tuesday.
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AIG in talks to sell part of ILFC to Hazy: sources

American International Group Inc is in talks to sell a small part of its portfolio of commercial aircraft to a group led by the chief executive of its aircraft leasing business, sources familiar with the matter said

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