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Clinical Trials Update: Mar. 2, 2009 (HealthDay) March 2, 2009 at 5:03 pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Swimming Lessons Don't Increase Drowning Risk, Study Says (HealthDay) March 2, 2009 at 5:03 pm HealthDay - MONDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Enrolling young children in swimming lessons doesn't increase their risk of drowning, says a study that might dispel concerns among some health professionals that swimming lessons could actually increase drowning risk by making parents and caregivers less vigilant when youngsters are in and around water. In Elderly Women, Hip Fractures Often Follow Arm Breaks (HealthDay) March 2, 2009 at 5:03 pm HealthDay - MONDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly women who suffer a broken upper arm are five times more likely than normal to break a hip within a year after the arm fracture, a finding from a new study that might help in efforts to prevent both types of fractures. Wine May Be Protective Against Esophageal Cancer (HealthDay) March 2, 2009 at 5:03 pm HealthDay - MONDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking a glass of wine a day may lower the risk of Barrett's esophagus, a condition that precedes esophageal cancer. Call for autopsy to unravel tragedy of stillbirth (AP) March 2, 2009 at 3:13 pm AP - Adding to the devastation of her daughter Clare being stillborn is the fact that Erin Fogarty Owen doesn't know why: What went wrong in a pregnancy that seemed textbook? And that unknown means Owen is facing her new pregnancy with as much fear as joy, repeating what she calls sanity sonograms for reassurance that this baby's still fine. Fewer kids have high lead levels than 20 years ago (AP) March 2, 2009 at 7:36 am AP - In a stunning improvement in children's health, far fewer kids have high lead levels than 20 years ago, new government research reports — a testament to aggressive efforts to get lead out of paint, water and soil. Undoing the 'Big Baby' Trend (HealthDay) March 1, 2009 at 11:47 pm HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight children, teenagers and adults aren't the only Americans with a weight problem these days. The trend toward bigger and bigger babies is drawing concern from health experts as well.