Body and Health News

Carolyn Savage didn’t know what to think, what to say, where to look as the ultrasound wand glided over her belly. It was supposed to be her baby inside. Not someone else’s.
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A lethal combination of rock bottom prices and high availability leads to an increase in heroin-related deaths.
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A Labrador retriever had the largest tumor veterinarians at a hospital had ever seen.
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They were calling it the tax on Q-tips. Amid Republican ridicule, a Democratic chairman backed down Tuesday and exempted consumer items of $100 or less — from condoms to contact lenses — from a proposed tax on medical device manufacturers. It would help pay for health care coverage for the uninsured in comprehensive legislation.
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After learning that their baby-to-be belongs biologically to another couple, an Ohio couple faces a tough choice.
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Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows.
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A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients’ risk of heart problems, new research says.
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U.S. health officials want to have 251 million doses of vaccine for the so-called swine flu.
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Lifting weights won’t make most women look manly. But it will help them stay thin and healthy.
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They were calling it the tax on Q-tips.
By fox5vegas.com