Body and Health News

President Barack Obama is making a fresh attempt to rescue his health care overhaul.
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A baby girl born on a military-run airliner in Bolivia will be baptized on the plane as well — with the chief of the air force presiding as godfather.
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When 4-year-old Eric Stavros Adler choked to death on a piece of hot dog, his anguished mother never dreamed that the popular kids’ food could be so dangerous.
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Aggressive, early anti-viral therapy might provide a way to derail the spread of AIDS, a battle where a successful vaccine remains elusive.
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First lady Michelle Obama appealed to governors on Saturday for help in reducing child obesity and said they had a moral and financial imperative to act.
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Millions of seniors who signed up for popular private health plans through Medicare are facing sharp premium increases this year — another sign that spiraling costs are a problem even for those with solid insurance.
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When it comes to the placebo effect, it really may be mind over matter, a new analysis suggests.
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It took five long months for a Czech woman to discover the reason for her pain: Doctors had left a foot-long medical tool inside her.
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People and dolphins can harbor some of the same viruses, which could be a clue in fighting human disease, marine biologists say.
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A new study finds that premiums for Medicare Advantage plans offering medical and prescription drug coverage jumped 14.2 percent on average in 2010, after an increase of only 5.2 percent the previous year.
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