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iStockphoto/africa924africa924 PHILADELPHIA Severe malnourishment of mothers and their children can cause lifelong growth deficiencies and health problems, warned scientists at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting in Philadelphia on Wednesday. But a lack of nutritious food isn t the only culprit

Health advisers recommended a revision of labels for the widely used new generation of birth control pills, based on data showing they may put women at a higher risk of dangerous blood clots.

CBS News.com's Nick Dietz cracks the facts on facial scars' impact on job interviews; also, a record year for Lyme disease; and sitting around a lot gives you a big butt.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The United States was battered this year by at least 12 natural disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damages , the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said yesterday. [More]

CBS News.com's Nick Dietz breaks down the health news you should know in the latest HealthPop video

On December 13, CERN will release the results of a new data analysis in the search for the Higgs boson. at the LHC. As I was reporting my article, which appeared today , on December 7 I spoke on the phone with Joe Lykken, a Fermilab staff theoretical physicist

Global spam levels have dropped to their lowest point in three years, and now make up just 70.5 percent of all emails, according to Symantec's new Intelligence Report .

Lynsey Lee hoped taking the birth control pill Yaz would relieve her severe menstrual cramping and pelvic pain.

Nearly 95,000 nuns worldwide "pay a terrible price for their chastity," because they face more risk for breast, ovarian, uterine cancers, authors said

SAN FRANCISCO The public at times questions scientific results produced by government agencies, thinking that the findings may be meant to support particular political policies or positions or to deflect criticism of those policies. Jane Lubchenco, the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a formal scientific integrity policy yesterday that is intended to combat that cynicism

The English language is not especially kind to rats. We say we "smell a rat" when something doesn't feel right, refer to stressful competition as the "rat race," and scorn traitors who "rat on" friends

Experts warn smoking soon after plastic surgery could cut off blood supply

"Diet Detective" survey spotlights nutrition content of on-board food service

The blind spot that may have tripped up Jon Corzine is equally dangerous for other leaders. How to avoid it

"The Early Show" profiles the "Mercury Masters," a group of older female runners who test their limits while being mindful of their age.