Body and Health News

A Los Angeles judge has ordered that 60 pounds of pot confiscated by the California Highway Patrol during an arrest be returned to the defendant.
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A California appeals court ruled in favor of octuplets mother Nadya Suleman Friday, denying a call for an independent guardian to monitor her children’s finances.
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Swine flu infections continue to drop and only one state — Alabama — was reporting widespread cases last week.
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A young girl could have permanent damage to her mouth and brain after getting a shock from a USB cable plugged into a laptop computer.
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Extra weight seems to protect babies from getting tuberculosis later in life, a study says.
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In case the prospect of nearly $4,000 in prescription assistance isn’t enough to perk up low-income seniors, the government is using ’60s singer Chubby Checker to publicize “the twist” in the Medicare drug program.
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Dieters can’t believe everything they read: The food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a lot more calories than advertised.
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Contaminated heroin may have caused an anthrax outbreak among drug addicts in Scotland, killing six people and infecting 12 in total, health officials said Thursday.
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Poison Control centers say they are getting more calls from people sickened by caffeine. What can you do?
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Swine flu infections continue to drop and only one state — Alabama — was reporting widespread cases last week.
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