Body and Health News

The House health care overhaul bill would impose new taxes, fees and government mandates on major players in the health industry.
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It was bound to happen: Some people who aren’t at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.
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Uninsured children are 60 percent more likely to die in a hospital, a study says.
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West Virginians’ lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts say.
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Schools are closing by the dozens as officials say they are being hit so hard and so fast by the H1N1 virus that they feel shutting down for a few days is the only feasible option.
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Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said Thursday it is on track to meet its U.S. government order for swine flu vaccine, seeking to calm fears in recent weeks that shipments and vaccination programs may be delayed.
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People who have knee pain from osteoarthritis may feel better if they practice a traditional Chinese art.
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A new father missed his daughter’s birth because he was possibly infected with the H1N1 flu.
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Gen-Probe Inc. says the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency approval to its diagnostic test for the 2009 swine flu.
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Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.
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