Body and Health News

Health experts say that emergency rooms and family practice offices may be the among the best places to catch a bug.
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It’s been nearly nine months after the winds from Hurricane Ike blew through, leaving thousands in the dark for days, now another storm is brewing.
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Cancer can kill you, and a lack of proper nutrition during treatment adds to the danger.
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Canadian officials have again shut down a nuclear reactor that produces much of the world’s radioactive isotopes used to diagnose cancer patients through medical imaging.
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Medtronic is warning doctors that 37,000 of its pacemakers may have wiring defects that can cause them to malfunction.
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Authorities nationwide were on the lookout Wednesday for a mother and her 13-year-old cancer-stricken son who fled after refusing the chemotherapy that doctors say could save the boy’s life.
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If a global flu pandemic breaks out, one vaccine maker says it will donate its product to help control the situation and offer discounts to developing nations.
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Phil Mickelson’s wife, Amy, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and the three-time major champion said Wednesday he will suspend his PGA Tour schedule indefinitely.
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State health officials are reporting the first death associated with swine flu in Utah.
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Children born to overweight mothers have a greater chance of breathing problems later in life.
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