Body and Health News

There’s no evidence Merck & Co.’s blockbuster cholesterol drug Vytorin causes cancer, federal regulators said Tuesday. They reviewed reams of data after a patient study last year raised suspicions of a link, weakening sales already hurt by questions about the drug’s efficacy.
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Chris Henry is saving the lives of others through organ donation.
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Teenagers who listen to the most music with lyrics about marijuana are more likely to smoke pot, a survey finds.
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A cancer patient dies weeks after being given a fatal prescription with the wrong dosage.
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The way abortions are covered under health care reform is a major obstacle to finalizing the legislation, even though the House and Senate both agree that no federal money should be used.
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Teresa Heinz says she is being treated for breast cancer discovered through mammography and argues that younger women should continue undergoing the tests despite a federal panel’s recent recommendation to reduce their frequency.
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A dog in suburban New York is the first in the nation confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans, experts said Tuesday.
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MRI can help find breast cancer that mammograms miss, but some women don’t want the test when it’s offered.
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Experts say a dog in suburban New York is the nation’s first confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans.
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A new Harvard poll finds that concern about swine flu has waned along with the number of new cases being reported.
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