Body and Health News

A new study by the Water Quality and Health Council found that nearly one in five adults admits to urinating in a swimming pool instead of using the toilet.
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Though the swine flu outbreak fell short of a full-blown international crisis, the incident shows how underprepared the nation’s hospitals are for a real health emergency.
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Walk-in retail clinics can help people without insurance get medical care. But a study says they are hard to find in some areas.
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Children who don’t get a pertussis vaccine are 23 times more likely to get the possibly fatal disease, researchers say.
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Grilling food gives it a special taste — but it can also add dangerous substances to the air and your body. Learn how to go with a greener grill.
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A woman died over the weekend of swine flu, becoming the city’s second victim and the nation’s 11th.
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Patients with diabetes sometimes lose a limb to complications. But medicine originally meant to lower cholesterol shows promise.
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A chemical in some plastic containers can quickly get into the liquid it holds and then into your body, a study finds.
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The government commits big money to fight a novel strain of influenza that caused fear of a pandemic.
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A 66-year-old woman with terminal cancer has become the first person to die under Washington state’s new assisted suicide law, an advocacy group said Friday.
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