Body and Health News

Americans are worried about the fine print in the health care overhaul, an Associated Press poll says, and those concerns are creating new challenges for President Barack Obama as he tries to overcome doubts in Congress.
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A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.
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Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials say.
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A baby born with 24 digits has his extra toes taken off. But doctors think he could learn to use the extra fingers.
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Nothing was stopping young Tyler Plotkin from having seizures. His parents were left with a difficult and painful decision — doctors were recommending removing half of Tyler’s brain.
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Overall spending on health care would rise as a result of legislation approved a week ago by the House, according to a report by a top official at the agency that oversees Medicare.
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A little chocolate each day could help high-stress people feel better, a study finds.
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For the past two weeks, a Virginia girl has been sneezing up to 16 times per minute, and the doctors she’s seen haven’t been able to help.
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Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials’ hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent.
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U.S. health officials say the largest U.S. outbreak of mumps in three years is occurring in New York and New Jersey.
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