Body and Health News

Health officials estimate that as many as 1 million Americans now have the new swine flu.
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The FDA expands a recall of pistachios that may be contaminated with salmonella.
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Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects.
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The famous Mediterranean diet may increase longevity, but not all the foods in the program really make a difference, a study says.
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New research says women who have their stomachs stapled may lower their cancer risk by up to 40 percent. But men might not get a benefit.
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When it comes to health care spending, an ounce of prevention is seldom worth a pound of cure.
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A group raises concerns about deaths and serious side effects in girls and women who take a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.
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A new Internet data map offers a first-of-its-kind, county-level look at HIV cases in the U.S. and finds the infection rates tend to be highest in the South.
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Scientists are testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer babies protection from alcohol consumed by mothers-to-be.
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday squared off with the insurance lobby over industry charges that a government health plan he backs would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half-century and overtake the system.
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