Body and Health News

Nearly half of all births in China are delivered by cesarean section, the world’s highest rate, according to a survey by the World Health Organization — a shift toward modernization that isn’t necessarily a good thing.
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Mexico — the epicenter of last year’s swine flu outbreak — has received less than half of the 30 million vaccine doses it ordered last year, the country’s health secretary said Tuesday.
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Reports of high cadmium content in children’s jewelry imported from China have prompted a senior U.S. senator to press for legislation that would ban the toxic heavy metal as a hazardous substance from those products and toys.
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First there was too little swine flu vaccine. Now could there be way too much?
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An author says that going 30 days without sex will help some people fix their relationships.
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For a pizza joint, it’s a bold move to tell customers your crust tasted like cardboard and your sauce was like ketchup.
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A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues than youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era.
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Do your healthy habits go out the window the minute you get on an airplane or take a road trip? Use these tips to fight back.
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A young girl could have permanent damage to her mouth and brain after getting a shock from a USB cable plugged into a laptop computer.
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Swine flu infections continue to drop and only one state — Alabama — was reporting widespread cases last week.
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