Body and Health News

A multiple sclerosis patient slapped with a five-year prison sentence for growing marijuana says he’ll just say no to the drug until it becomes legal.
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Fears of swine flu helped boost vaccination for ordinary seasonal flu last year, with a record 40 percent of adults and children getting the vaccine, federal health officials said Thursday.
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body’s immune system to fight the disease, offering an important alternative to decades-old approaches.
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Our neighbors to the north seem to have better health, overall, than those in the U.S., a study says.
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If you’re having trouble getting good sleep, you may need to look at your daily menu.
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Six in 10 Americans — about 175 million people — are living in places where air pollution often reaches dangerous levels, a report shows.
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A substance that raises body temperature like spicy peppers may help people burn calories.
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Brazil’s health minister says dancing, a healthy diet and sex can all help lower your blood pressure.
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One kind of smut can be good for you.
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The Supreme Court said Tuesday that investors who lost millions when Merck & Co. pulled its blockbuster pain drug Vioxx off the market can go ahead with a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical giant.
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