Body and Health News

Health officials say up to 40 percent of Americans could get swine flu this year and next.
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A new White House study says small businesses pay up to 18 percent more to provide health insurance for their employees
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Slow down, Senate Democrats told President Barack Obama on Thursday, dashing hopes of rushing his sweeping health care overhaul to a summertime vote and adding to the troubles the plan could face as the year wears on. “That’s OK,” the president replied gamely. “Just keep working.”
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The U.S. may have as many as 160 million doses of swine flu vaccine available sometime in October, even though manufacturers worldwide are having serious trouble brewing shots, government health officials said Thursday.
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President Barack Obama is echoing John F. Kennedy’s mission to the moon in his own mission of health care reform.
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A milkshake seems simple — ice cream and milk. But how it’s made makes all the difference in the world.
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A Florida dentist is being sued for allegedly dropping tools down the throat of an elderly patient — twice.
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Florida officials have arrested a woman on suspicion of allegedly practicing dentistry in a garage she converted into an office with a drill set and black reclining chair.
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Hot dogs may be as American as apple pie, but a national cancer-awareness group says they’re hazardous to your health.
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Medicare’s prescription drug plan has largely met its main goal of making lifesaving medicines more affordable for seniors, a report finds.
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