Body and Health News

A small but provocative study suggests that at least 10 percent of children with autism overcome the disorder by age 9.
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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.
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Federal health officials warn that testosterone gel can cause serious harm to children.
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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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Epidemiologists worry that bird flu’s high mortality rate and swine flu’s rapid spread could make for an extremely dangerous flu hybrid.
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A two-hour show will take a look at how the star of the original “Charlie’s Angels” deals with a medical fight.
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A national report tries to find the healthiest states and finds that more education often means better health.
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The number of hungry people in the world could soon hit a record 1 billion, despite a recent drop in food prices, the U.N. food aid organization said Wednesday.
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Health officials told lawmakers Wednesday it took only two weeks to identify the genetic characteristics of swine flu, and they are in good position to quickly produce a vaccine if the flu takes a turn for the worse.
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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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