Body and Health News

A fifth grader faces multiple surgeries after doctors find breast cancer that spread to her lymph nodes.
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A federal soda pop tax. Higher levies on beer, wine and hard liquor. Taxing some health insurance benefits. Those are among the options the Senate is considering to pay for revamping health care.
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New research shows that coffee may protect against skin cancer. How much would you need?
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The New York City Health Department is investigating the death of a toddler as a possible swine flu case.
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A fifth grader faces multiple surgeries after doctors find breast cancer that spread to her lymph nodes.
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Popcorn can be an overpriced treat at a movie theater, but the rich, buttery taste is hard to beat. Can any home-popped kernels match the taste?
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Swine flu and the possibility of a vaccine topped the agenda Monday as the World Health Organization opened its annual meeting amid concern that the virus continues to spread — and kill — around the globe.
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Like a general whose direct attacks aren’t working, scientists are now trying to outflank the HIV/AIDS virus.
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A hospital official says a school assistant principal has become the first New York City death linked to the swine flu virus.
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A new study says that despite the movement to lower tar in cigarettes, cancer has increased — but only among U.S. smokers.
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