Body and Health News

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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Athletes used to drink pickle juice to get salt and water back in their bodies. Now, you have a wide choice of drinks meant to help you recover.
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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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An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by more than three times, compared with the popular drug warfarin — but possibly at a cost, according to new research released Sunday.
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When a patient has chest pains, doctors need to know quickly if it’s a heart attack. New tests get it right more often, studies say.
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