Body and Health News

A new study says that happier people are 22 percent less likely to have heart problems.
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A device like a hockey puck attached to a stick could help athletes know if it’s safe to go back into the game after a head injury.
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Federal officials say Rhode Island-based Daniele International is expanding its recall of salami products that may be contaminated with salmonella.
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Where you live plays a role in your health, and a new report that ranks health factors in each of the nation’s 3,000-plus counties promises to point local policymakers to ways they can help.
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A new wide-reaching report shows that good hospitals and doctors aren’t the only things keeping counties healthy.
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Things you do now may lower your risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Scores of iPhone apps, along with social networks, Wikipedia and flu-tracking sites, are giving consumers new ways to share information, shape conversations and keep tabs on swine flu and other health threats like it.
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A device like a hockey puck attached to a stick could help athletes know if it’s safe to go back into the game after a head injury.
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The World Health Organization will hold an expert meeting later this month to consider whether the swine flu pandemic’s peak has passed, a senior official said Thursday.
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A mumps outbreak among Orthodox Jews in New York and New Jersey has now surpassed 1,500 cases and shows no sign of ending soon, health officials said Thursday.
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