Morning Break: Dead-Butt Syndrome; Last Word on Cellphone Radiation; States vs Pharma

— Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff

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These glutes were made for walking, not for this much sitting. (Huffington Post)

Even doctors are not immune to -- while doing their jobs, no less. (CNN)

A final government report concluded that might cause cancer in rats but not in humans. (NBC News)

Celebrity fitness trainer , 42, died of as-yet undetermined causes at her Los Angeles home. (MSN.com)

A 9-year-old New Mexico boy died of rodent-borne that became symptomatic in January. (Fox News)

And HHS staff are mourning the death of , a senior adviser on drug pricing to HHS secretary Alex Azar. (STAT)

Investors have turned bullish on Esperion in light of data showing the company's cut LDL by 18% when added to statins. (CNBC)

Bayer mulls whether to settle lawsuits charging that its . (Reuters)

A report from the showed that in the United States increased for the third consecutive year. (Yahoo News)

Calling : New York City owes $100 billion in for retired city employees. (Bloomberg)

More state governments show a willingness to take on the issue of . (STAT)

Is it after getting a flu shot? (ABC News)

The last still on the market will lose its FDA approval within a year. (CBS News)

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