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Now, despite being offered surgery on the NHS in Manchester, she says she will travel to Bradford, West Yorks, to be treated privately because she believes there is less risk.

Her decision comes after it was revealed the number of deaths linked to MRSA in the north west has doubled in just four years.

Hospital bosses in the city say they have implemented tough procedures to prevent MRSA infections and Department of ...

... TheWBALChannel.com - Health Alert - Scientists Call Sodas 'Cigarettes Of Obesity' Search Health AlertBuddy CheckWoman's DoctorDiet And FitnessHealth FeaturesHealth Focus HomeLocal NewsNational News11 Insta-WeatherTraffic PulseSportsHealth AlertConsumer AlertIrresistible NewsVideoOLYMPICSSlideshowsEducation AlertEntertainmentCommitment 2006MoneyTechFamilyFoodHouse and HomeAutomotiveDatingCareerDealsContestsLegal CenterReal EstateTravelWeddingsYellow BookAbout WBAL-TVContact WBAL-TV 11WBAL News TeamTV ListingsAdvertiseEditorialsContact UsDesktop AlertsE-mail Sign UpPremium Weather RSS Homepage > Health Alert Scientists Call Sodas 'Cigarettes Of Obesity'POSTED: 1:56 pm EST March 6, 2006Email This Story | Print This Story Low-fat, low-cal, low-carb.

Atkins, South Beach, The Zone.

Food fads may be distracting attention from something more insidiously piling on pounds: beverages.

One of every five calories in the American diet is liquid.

The nation's single biggest "food" is soda, and nutrition experts have long demonized it.

Now they are escalating the fight.

In reports to be published in science journals this week, two groups of researchers hope to add evidence to the theory that soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks don't just go hand-in-hand with obesity, but actually cause it.

Not that these drinks are the only cause - genetics, exercise and other factors are involved - but that they are one cause, perhaps the leading cause.

A small point?

In reality, pro...