Body and Health News

New research suggests that something in an obese woman’s womb can program her fetus toward becoming a fat child and adult.
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New York state health officials have suspended a ruling that would have forced health care workers to get vaccinated against the swine flu.
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A study finds that male monkeys exposed to cocaine before birth have more trouble controlling themselves even in middle age.
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Nearly 5,000 people have reportedly died from swine flu since it emerged this year and developed into a global epidemic, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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More Americans have been vaccinated against seasonal flu this fall than ever before by this time of year, federal health officials said Friday.
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A food industry group is voluntarily halting promotion of its nutrition labeling program after federal regulators said such systems may be misleading consumers, officials with the group said Friday.
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Health care legislation taking shape in the House carries a price tag of at least $1 trillion over a decade, significantly higher than the target President Barack Obama has set, congressional officials said Friday as they struggled to finish work on the measure for a vote early next month.
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Keeping track of your body’s statistics can help keep you healthy. But you shouldn’t follow the numbers every day.
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The nation’s medical costs will keep spiraling upward even faster than they are now under Democratic legislation pending in the House, a report from government economic experts concludes.
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The FDA says that some laser surgery centers don’t do enough to keep track of patients’ problems.
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