Body and Health News

Getting into a school routine can literally cause pain for some children. When do they need to see a doctor?
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America is among the industrialized world’s worst victims 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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Being surrounded by food at the grocery can make it hard to stay true to your diet plans.
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Colleges across the U.S. see spikes in the number of students with suspected cases of swine flu as dorms fill up and classes begin.
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Brain scans find that teenagers who drink and smoke marijuana have less brain damage than those who only drink.
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No sow and piglets in the children’s barnyard at this year’s Caledonia County Fair. No baby pig chases, either.
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Gen. Douglas MacArthur had his signature corncob pipe. Soldiers got cigarettes in their C-rations during World War II. Even today, America’s war on tobacco seems to have largely bypassed the military.
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A leading GOP negotiator on health care struck a further blow to fading chances of a bipartisan compromise by saying Democratic proposals would restrict medical choices and make the country’s “finances sicker without saving you money.”
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With flu’s favorite chilly weather fast approaching, we’re going to be a sick nation this fall. The big unknown is how sick.
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