Body and Health News

A German doctor said Friday that surgeons have successfully removed a 40-pound (18 kilogram) malignant bone tumor from a Saudi Arabian woman.
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A dozen students complained of feeling sick after drinking bottled water from a junior high school vending machine, but the FBI said Friday that no sign of tampering was found and initial tests detected no contamination.
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Twins — a boy and girl — are delivered right out on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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Thousands of veterans were at first shocked to learn they should get blood tests for HIV and hepatitis because three hospitals might have treated them with unsterile equipment. Now, just a couple of months after the Department of Veterans Affairs issued the dire warnings, veterans are growing frustrated by the lack of information from the tightlipped federal agency.
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Makers of the two main antiviral flu treatments say the swine flu virus seems to respond to their medicines.
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The number of deaths that could be linked to the swine flu outbreak in Mexico is rising.
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Thousands of veterans were at first shocked to learn they should get blood tests for HIV and hepatitis because three hospitals might have treated them with unsterile equipment. Now, just a couple of months after the Department of Veterans Affairs issued the dire warnings, veterans are growing frustrated by the lack of information from the tightlipped federal agency.
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Makers of the two main antiviral flu treatments say the swine flu virus seems to respond to their medicines.
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Strokes, heart attack and diabetes are less common in women who provided their own milk to a baby.
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The Army has approved new guidance to military commanders in an effort to stem the rising toll of soldier suicides.
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