Body and Health News

Diabetes and cancer don’t seem similar, but a drug used to help keep blood sugar under control could help the body fight cancer.
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One hospital in Ohio might have recorded a big chunk of a projected Hurricane Ike baby boom on Tuesday.
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A new, Ebola-like virus has infected at least five people in Africa, killing four of them, a report says.
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Women who use oral contraceptives may have a harder time putting on muscle when they work out.
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Adult survivors of childhood cancer who most need mammograms and other tests to watch for second cancers are less likely to follow screening recommendations than the general public or even their healthy siblings, a new study finds.
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A woman who defied the medical odds against living long enough to see her baby born loses her battle with cancer.
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A child becomes the fifth person in New York City to die while suffering from swine flu.
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Mothers who make sure to get enough folic acid may be protecting their babies from premature birth and heart defects.
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People with health insurance through work still pay about $729 a year for medical services.
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Spending time in orbit may cause people to be more likely to have headaches.
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