Body and Health News

People who change their diet and lifestyle can get their blood pressure under control. Doctors aren’t sure if that counts as beating diabetes.
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Advocates of the female condom are promoting a less costly, more user-friendly version that they hope will vastly expand its role in the global fight against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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A doctor says people tend to believe myths about who gets arthritis and how.
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The maker of Lian How and Uncle Chen spices and sauces expands a recall after products sicken people in several states.
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Advocates of the female condom are promoting a less costly, more user-friendly version that they hope will vastly expand its role in the global fight against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
By fox5vegas.com

A western Michigan man helped deliver his wife’s baby boy despite not knowing she was pregnant. The Grand Rapids Press reported the man called 911 early Thursday as his wife was in labor. The man told the dispatcher that he had not known his 27-year-old wife was pregnant. He said they recently quit smoking and thought her recent weight gain was related.
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A drug usually used to treat drug addiction may help people with a chronic, hard-to-diagnose condition.
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A man who gave part of his liver to his wife donates a kidney to his sister-in-law.
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A genetic experiment could lead to treatments for stroke patients, scientists in Iran say.
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Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the agency said Friday.
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