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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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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Shortly after learning she is pregnant, a woman finds out she has cancer throughout her body and in her lungs. But she wants her baby to have a chance at life.
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The less you sleep, the more likely you are to be overweight, according to a new study. But it’s not clear how the two measures are linked.
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A fifth grader faces multiple surgeries after doctors find breast cancer that spread to her lymph nodes.
By fox5vegas.com