Body and Health News

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine “is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line.”
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A surgeon works on a joint of a patient’s finger, but it’s the wrong finger.
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Many people think that women and men have different symptoms of heart attack. But a new study says it’s just a myth.
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Ohio was on track this year to execute a record number of inmates. One botched execution and several lawsuits later, the death penalty is temporarily on hold.
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New research shows that at least one in five U.S. children are lacking vitamin D, and minority children are especially lacking.
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Looking for happy faces? Don’t go near employer health fairs in the coming months.
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President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients.
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Supermarket pizzas now say they’re just as good. Are they, or is it worth paying more for something brought to your door?
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Health care legislation taking shape in the House carries a price tag of at least $1 trillion over a decade, significantly higher than the target President Barack Obama has set, congressional officials said Friday as they struggled to finish work on the measure for a vote early next month.
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House Democrats are at an impasse over whether their remake of the nation’s health care system would effectively allow federal funding of abortion.
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