Body and Health News

New York state health officials have suspended a ruling that would have forced health care workers to get vaccinated against the swine flu.
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New research suggests that something in an obese woman’s womb can program her fetus toward becoming a fat child and adult.
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Democratic leaders in Congress pressed their rank-and-file to allow the government to sell health insurance in competition with private industry as they struggled to pull together a comprehensive health care bill that meets President Barack Obama’s goals.
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House Democrats are at an impasse over whether their remake of the nation’s health care system would effectively allow federal funding of abortion.
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Keeping track of your body’s statistics can help keep you healthy. But you shouldn’t follow the numbers every day.
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Officials say the White House and senior Senate Democrats at work on health care legislation are strongly considering a requirement for the federal government to compete directly with private industry in the sale of insurance.
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About 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month — and most of those cases likely were swine flu, according to a new government health survey.
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Air “sterilizers.” A photon machine. Supplement pills to boost the immune system. Protective shampoos and face masks. Even fake Tamiflu.
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People who hang on at work until they get close to retirement often start to see their stress decline.
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The FDA says that some laser surgery centers don’t do enough to keep track of patients’ problems.
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