Body and Health News

Reports of high cadmium content in children’s jewelry imported from China have prompted a senior U.S. senator to press for legislation that would ban the toxic heavy metal as a hazardous substance from those products and toys.
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Raise a glass of diet soda, the nation’s obesity rate seems to have leveled off. But more than two-thirds of adults and almost a third of children are overweight, and there are no signs of improvement.
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President Barack Obama and top Democrats began trying to shape a final health overhaul bill on Wednesday in a White House meeting that underscored their desire to strike a quick deal on the administration’s top domestic priority.
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First there was too little swine flu vaccine. Now could there be way too much?
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An author says that going 30 days without sex will help some people fix their relationships.
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For a pizza joint, it’s a bold move to tell customers your crust tasted like cardboard and your sauce was like ketchup.
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A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues than youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era.
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Do your healthy habits go out the window the minute you get on an airplane or take a road trip? Use these tips to fight back.
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Dieters can’t believe everything they read: The food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a lot more calories than advertised.
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In case the prospect of nearly $4,000 in prescription assistance isn’t enough to perk up low-income seniors, the government is using ’60s singer Chubby Checker to publicize “the twist” in the Medicare drug program.
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