Body and Health News

A new government report shows one in three teenage girls have rolled up their sleeves for a relatively new vaccine against cervical cancer.
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The United States will share 10 percent of its swine flu vaccine supply with other nations to help fight the deadly virus’ global spread.
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President Barack Obama called reinventing health care a “defining struggle of this generation” on Thursday, even as several Democrats criticized some of the fine print in a Senate proposal the president has praised.
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After nine years without sight, a grandmother is finally able to see again.
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The latest health overhaul plan circulating on Capitol Hill gives health insurers, drug makers and large employers reasons to heave sighs of relief.
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A government study says that more than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide each year, especially young adults and drug users.
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In a bid to ramp up the public health battle against obesity, a group of nutrition and economics experts are pushing for a tax of 1 cent on every of ounce of sodas and other sweetened beverages.
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Sen. Max Baucus releases the Finance Committee version of a U.S. health-system remake — a landmark $856 billion, 10-year measure.
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People whose hearts stop while in a hospital are more likely to make it out alive if they are white than if they are black.
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In a bid to ramp up the public health battle against obesity, a group of nutrition and economics experts are pushing for a tax of 1 cent on every of ounce of sodas and other sweetened beverages.
By fox5vegas.com