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Eating whatever you want without gaining weight is a dream for many people. One diet claims to offer something like that.
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First lady Michelle Obama framed her national campaign against childhood obesity in intensely personal terms Thursday, relating that her own daughters were starting to get off-track before the family’s pediatrician gave her a wake-up call and warned her to watch it.
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President Barack Obama’s health care appeal failed to break the congressional gridlock Thursday, dimming hopes for millions of uninsured Americans. Democrats stared down a political nightmare — getting clobbered for voting last year for ambitious, politically risky bills, yet having nothing to show for it in November.
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A Somali boy who was horribly disfigured months ago by a stray bullet in Somalia’s violent capital has died just days after undergoing reconstructive surgery in neighboring Kenya, his doctors said Thursday.
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People who are classified as overweight are less likely to die over 10 years than people with a normal BMI after age 70, research says.
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Sick of waiting to be seen by a doctor? Some hospitals want drivers to know they have short lines.
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Adding just a few dollars in out-of-pocket expenses can keep people from getting necessary medical care, a study finds.
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A 3-year-old New Jersey boy called 911 when his grandmother had a seizure, something his mother says he learned to do just days before.
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Cutting down on how much you eat can be the key to losing weight. But you may not have to count calories to shovel in less food.
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Giving up on health care overhaul is not an option, the top House Democrat said Wednesday as lawmakers looked to President Barack Obama for guidance in his State of the Union address on how to revive the stalled legislation.
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