Body and Health News

The Food and Drug Administration issues a letter to companies that says the agency will begin cracking down on inaccurate food labeling.
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A California nurses’ union has threatened a one-day strike at 34 hospitals, accusing the providers of poor swine flu preparedness.
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Americans are more worried than ever about losing their current health care, and those who fear more problems with reform outweigh those who expect benefits.
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Plum Organics is recalling some of its apple and carrot portable pouch baby food because of concerns over possible botulism contamination.
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A family says their 2-year old daughter has been denied health insurance coverage because she’s too little.
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Fresh results from the world’s first successful test of an experimental AIDS vaccine confirm that it is only marginally effective.
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A new report says federal standards for school lunches are lacking, but not in calories.
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Even if you don’t have time to go to the gym, you can do a few things to help your body.
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The Justice Department says that when states decide to allow sick people to be treated with marijuana, they won’t have to fear federal prosecution.
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At least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, the first case of a pig contracting the virus in the United States.
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