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America has some of the industrial world’s worst rates of infant mortality, teenage pregnancy and child poverty, even though it spends more per child than better-performing countries such as Switzerland, Japan and the Netherlands, a new survey indicates.
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Experts are concerned about the impact the swine flu epidemic will have on people with heart disease.
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Put swine flu in a room with other strains of influenza and it doesn’t mix into a new superbug — it takes over, researchers reported Tuesday.
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Federal prosecutors hit Pfizer Inc. with a record-breaking $2.3 billion in fines Wednesday and called the world’s largest drugmaker a repeating corporate cheat for illegal drug promotions that plied doctors with free golf, massages, and resort junkets.
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Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday the Obama administration is fiercely determined to get a health care overhaul, although he conceded it likely won’t happen without “an awful lot of screaming and hollering.”
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The death rates rise for things such as falls and poisonings.
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An Indiana man files a lawsuit claiming that police used a catheter to test his alcohol level.
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About one in 13 U.S. swine flu deaths have been children and most of the kids have been of school age, the federal government says. Video: Flu Forecast | Map: U.S. Cases
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About one in 13 U.S. swine flu deaths have been children and most of the kids have been of school age, the federal government says.
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Dealing with acne can be difficult and embarrassing for teens. Try these tips to help your teen cope.
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