The questions weren't new and have been asked by thousands of unfortunate people for centuries. Why must I suffer so much? And if I had to suffer, why did my family and friends have to endure with me?All I had

All my life I have struggled to do my duty. When I was unmarried, I did my duty to my parents; now that I am married, I do my duty to my husband; that is all the Yoga I practise.

Children born premature willhave more problems in their adulthood than previously thought,according to a long term study of more than one million men and womenby Duke University and Norwegian researchers.

An 18 year-old girl inBoca Raton Florida died from a fatal reaction to anesthesia soon aftera surgery to correct asymmetrical breasts, news media reported.

Batter Up!' Pretty soon that cry will be heard on baseball diamonds across the country. Are you ready for the challenge? Here are five ways to bulk up naturally.

Two sisters in Texas are suffering from a rare ailment and are in need of new hearts, their parents told MyFox Dallas.

Reuters - Actress Morgan Fairchild has teamed up with the American Academy of Neurology, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Stroke Association to launch a new campaign designed to raise awareness about the early warning signs of

Canada has a "remarkably poor" ranking compared to similar countries when it comes to preventing childhood injuries, says a study that urges a national plan to combat the problem.

Florida Health News on Friday examined federal payment disparities among Medicare Advantage plans in Florida. According to a Florida Health News analysis, payments to MA plans in Miami #45;Dade County on average are 38% higher than payments in 24 other

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Keeping in good shape ismore difficult for older women than men because it amp;#39;s harder for women toreplace muscle that amp;#39;s lost naturally as they age, say U.S. and Britishresearchers.

Now that HHS has reached settlements with the five leading artificial joint makers over kickbacks, the focus of the department's investigation is turning to the doctors who accepted the payments, the New York Times reports (Feder, New York Times, 3/22).

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The Christian Science Monitor on Tuesday examined how the Florida Medicare Fraud Strike Force last year combined "traditional investigative methods and heightened interagency cooperation to quickly identify patterns of irregular billing" to charge 197 defendants, who accounted for 25% of

The New Hampshire Senate on Thursday took action on two abortion #45;related measures, the AP/Providence Journal reports. One bill (SB 527) would require minors seeking abortions to attend a counseling session before undergoing the procedure (AP/Providence Journal, 3/20).The measure, sponsored

Health insurers have begun "taking a harder look at advanced medical scans, like CT scans," because of cost and safety concerns, and some physicians "agree there's emerging evidence that these scans are being over #45;prescribed," the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Several newspapers recently published articles related to take #45;home genetic tests. Summaries appear below.Bipolar test: The AP/San Francisco Chronicle on Monday examined how the "proliferation" of take #45;home genetic tests "troubles many public health officials, medical ethicists and doctors.

Trials of NIH's Vaccine Research Center's HIV vaccine candidate will be scaled down after the recent failure of a Merck HIV vaccine candidate, Bloomberg reports (Lauerman, Bloomberg, 3/24).

A transgendered Oregon man says he is five months pregnant and expecting a baby girl.

A "large and growing" disparity exists between the life expectancies of higher #45; and lower #45;income U.S. residents, according to a new federal study, the New York Times reports. For the study, Gopal Singh, a demographer from HHS, and Mohammad

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - Allergic reactions can range from very mild tolife-threatening. Severe allergic reactions require immediate medicalattention, but even reactions that are milder should be checked out by adoctor.