Body and Health News

The woman who had the nation’s first face transplant says it was the smell of soap that made her realize her new face was working.
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Did government health officials “cry swine” when they sounded the alarm on what looked like a threatening new flu?
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Thanks to swine flu, there’s a little less hugging and kissing in the United States.
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Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn’t easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the people it infects.
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Federal health officials warn that testosterone gel can cause serious harm to children.
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The World Health Organization says up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu, if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic.
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Do you know if your food is healthy? A proposed system could tell you if you should stop, use caution or go for it at the grocery store.
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Flu experts call “pox parties” for swine flu a bad idea. It’s too risky.
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Older people exposed to other versions of the swine flu may be less likely to catch the latest mutation.
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Vibration plates that move people around as they’re working out seem to help them lose more weight than conventional exercise.
By fox5vegas.com