Body and Health News

South Korea will lift a three-year ban on human stem cell research three years after a scandal involving faked results.
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A new way of fighting prostate cancer may help men with advanced cases live months longer.
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Some school systems near San Antonio close their doors to try to stop the spread of swine flu.
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Health officials say that stopping disease by washing your hands means taking your time and doing it right.
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A little bit of bleach in bath water may help children fight an itchy, painful skin condition that can lead to infections.
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Changing your diet and your habits for just two weeks can get jumpstart your fitness, an author says.
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An influential doctors group is backing off its call for annual tests after age 50 to screen for prostate cancer.
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The White House brushes off questions about whether a lack of top health officials was making more difficult President Barack Obama’s response to a swine flu outbreak.
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Two weeks after the first known swine flu death, Mexico still hasn’t given medicine to the families of the dead. It hasn’t determined where the outbreak began or how it spread. And while the government urges anyone who feels sick to go to hospitals, feverish people complain ambulance workers are scared to pick them up.
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A surgical mask may offer some protection from a pandemic should it develop. But it’s most important for those already sick to wear one.
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