Body and Health News

Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly and potentially deadly blue-green algae, bloomed by drought and fertilizer runoffs from farm fields, that’s killed dozens of dogs and sickened many people.
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More than 3,000 people a day have a heart attack. If you’re one of them the day after your swine flu shot, will you worry the vaccine was to blame and not the more likely culprit, all those burgers and fries?
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Unknown allergies and accidental overdoses leave over half a million kids with bad side effects each year.
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Only about one in seven pregnant women gets a flu shot each winter because of the obstacles they face.
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Lowering stress — as well as the bacteria count on your desk — can help you stay well and boost productivity.
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More swine flu vaccine will arrive the first week of October than officials previously thought — between 6 million and 7 million doses.
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An Ohio woman who is carrying another woman’s baby because of a fertility clinic error says she’s still not sure where to place the blame.
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Astrid Thoenig got dressed, went to work and sat at her desk smiling Thursday as she slid her finger gently under the envelope flap of yet another identical birthday card. They don’t make that many that say “Happy 100th.”
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When you think about hitting the drive-through, think about your pantry. You probably have the ingredients for a fast, tasty meal.
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An experimental vaccine proves itself in a giant study, cutting the risk of contracting HIV by more than 31 percent.
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