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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President Barack Obama left the door open to a new tax on health care benefits Wednesday, and officials said top lawmakers and the White House were seeking $150 billion in concessions from the nation’s hospitals as they sought support for legislation struggling to emerge in Congress.
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Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs appears to be a step closer to returning to work, as a doctor gave him an “excellent prognosis” after receiving a liver transplant at a Tennessee hospital.
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A program gives girls $1 a day toward a college education — if they don’t get pregnant.
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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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