Body and Health News

The idea of a government medical plan to compete with private insurance has become a litmus test in the health care debate.
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The idea of a government medical plan to compete with private insurance has become a litmus test in the health care debate.
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The spread of swine flu could affect one third of the world’s population, according to the World Health Organization.
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The spread of swine flu could affect one third of the world’s population, according to the World Health Organization.
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Government officials are calling on U.S. businesses to help manage swine flu this fall by getting vaccines to vulnerable workers and encouraging employees with symptoms to stay home.
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The judgment is harsh in a new poll that finds Americans worried about the government taking over health insurance, cutting off treatment to the elderly and giving coverage to illegal immigrants. Harsh, but not based on facts.
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No fish can escape mercury pollution, according to a federal study of mercury contamination.
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Proving one’s gender isn’t always easy.
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Four years after the government severely restricted its use, the lung cancer drug Iressa may be poised to make a comeback: A study concludes it can slow the deadly disease better than standard chemotherapy in certain patients.
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President Barack Obama guaranteed Thursday that his health care overhaul will win approval and said any bill he signs will have to reduce rapidly rising costs, protect consumers from insurance abuses and provide affordable choices to the uninsured — while not adding to the federal deficit.
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