Body and Health News

A group representing Catholic hospitals Saturday rallied behind President Barack Obama’s health care bill ahead of a House vote in which anti-abortion lawmakers could play a decisive role.
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Doctors warn of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Wisconsin’s southern Milwaukee County.
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Women who take the pill were less likely to die during a 40-year study.
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Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama’s health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.
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The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.
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A study at a major medical center suggests more heart attacks may have occurred as stock prices crashed at the start of the recession.
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The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner.
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Blood pressure readings that spike and drop may be more dangerous than those that stay consistently high, researchers say.
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A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president’s signature health care overhaul.
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Politicians, strangers and even the people you love may try to lie to you. Learn some tricks that can help you spot a fibber.
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