Body and Health News

A lethal combination of rock bottom prices and high availability leads to an increase in heroin-related deaths.
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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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The maker of Tamiflu says there’s a shortage of the children’s version of the drug — the first-line treatment for swine flu and seasonal flu.
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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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A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients’ risk of heart problems, new research says.
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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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After learning that their baby-to-be belongs biologically to another couple, an Ohio couple faces a tough choice.
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They were calling it the tax on Q-tips.
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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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The key to fighting some cancers is keeping an eye — and a hand — on your body, doctors say.
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