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With the Supreme Court set to rule on the constitutionality of the Obama administration's health care reform law, one state is paying particular attention.
Read More »Video: Shedding pounds without laws to help you
Enacted and proposed laws governing what we can and can't eat are becoming more common.
Read More »Officials probe E. coli outbreak in 6 states
CDC: No form of contaminated food or other cause has been identified in the illnesses, which occurred in April and May
Read More »Federal health officials propose free cancer care for 9/11 first responders
Major expansion of existing 9/11 health program would include people with 50 types of cancer
Read More »Eating fruits and vegetables might help smokers quit
Smokers who ate the most fruits and veggies were three times more likely to be tobacco-free for a full 30 days than those who ate the least, study found
Read More »Man gets double arm transplant in Mexico
Gabriel Granados, 52, had arms amputated following electrical accident in January, 2011
Read More »Expert on gene test: Baby designing a real risk
Dr. Eric Schadt says test may be ready in five years, calls for ethical, legal discussion prior to its use
Read More »Indian believers swallow live fish as asthma cure
Goud family has drawn throngs of people for years with secret fish, herbal formula it says it received from Hindu saint about 170 years ago
Read More »Video: Fetal genetic code mapped: What it means for you
Researchers say, for the first time, they've mapped the genetic code of a fetus. Dr.
Read More »Sandoz voluntarily recalls 10 lots of Introvale birth control pills
White placebo pills were placed in ninth week instead of the thirteenth week on the blister package
Read More »1 in 10 cases of tuberculosis in China are drug-resistant
One in 10 cases of tuberculosis in China cannot be treated by the most commonly-used drugs
Read More »Hulk Take Break, Shrimp Smash!
Sometimes women--and men--break a nail working on a tough task. Because our keratin claws are no match for the club-like appendages of a critter called the peacock mantis shrimp. They can hammer through crab exoskeletons and even mollusk shells to find a meal
Read More »CDC: 11 infants contracted herpes due to controversial Jewish circumcision practice
In Metzitzah b'peh, the mohel - who performs procedure - uses mouth to remove blood from circumcision wound, increasing the risk of transmitting diseases
Read More »CDC: Majority of older teens text while driving
Survey found 58 percent of high school seniors texted or emailed while driving during previous month; 43 percent of high school juniors acknowledged the same
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