Body and Health News

In a new report on tobacco use and control, the World Health Organization says at least 5 million people die every year due to smoking-related illness.
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Even people without nerve endings in the skin can sense the world around them, leading doctors to find new aspects of the sensory system.
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Colon cancer deaths could drop dramatically in the next decade because of better screening and treatment, according to an optimistic new prediction by top researchers.
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Pet frogs are being blamed for a national salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 48 people.
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Men who drink the most coffee are 60 percent less likely to get aggressive prostate cancer than those who don’t drink any, study finds.
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Bryant Gumbel shocked a television audience with the news that he’s recovering from cancer surgery and treatment. The former “Today” show anchor, 61, said a malignant tumor and part of his lung were removed two months ago. He revealed his condition to Kelly Ripa while subbing for Regis Philbin on Tuesday’s edition of “Live With Regis and Kelly.” (Philbin recently had hip replacement surgery.)
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The U.S. ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care, an economic group says.
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Senate Democrats remained at odds Tuesday over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, with moderates cheering a move away from a new government insurance plan and liberals demanding in exchange an expansion of the federal Medicare program.
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Making your own egg nog is difficult. But do any of the sticky-sweet drinks you can buy at the store measure up?
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Pushing Americans to receive swine flu vaccinations, the Obama administration on Monday released a new slate of television and radio ads to counter an illness that already has infected millions.
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