Body and Health News

President Barack Obama is pushing back a trip to Capitol Hill aimed at discussing the proposed health care overhaul with lawmakers.
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The World Health Organization’s flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.
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Two common medications may have an affect on asthma.
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You’re afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down.
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President Barack Obama trumpeted two major endorsements for his health overhaul push Thursday as House Democratic leaders pushed toward a vote Saturday on the far-reaching legislation remaking the U.S. health care system.
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The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year.
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AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials tell The Associated Press.
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Tests with bowls of ice cream show that those who eat more slowly feel more full, so they’re less likely to eat too much.
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Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, weighing fresh concessions to abortion opponents and working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts.
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Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.
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