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Diet and exercise changes a must for kids

Children are gaining weight at alarming rates. Healthier diets and regular exercise are needed to get and keep our kids healthy.

Obama declares H1N1 swine flu a national emergency

President Barack Obama has declared the H1N1 swine flu a national emergency. His proclamation will allow hospitals and doctors' offices to get legal waivers of federal rules so they can handle large numbers of sick people as the outbreak spreads.

Mother's cancer can pass to fetus

Over the past century doctors have suspected that cancers can spread from a pregnant woman to her fetus, but a genetically confirmed case reported this week from Japan suggests the phenomenon is real.

Half of U.S. babies living today may reach 100

If current life expectancy trends continue, more than half of babies born in rich nations since 2000 will live to 100 years of age, and they'll have less disability than elderly people in previous generations.

Paralyzed rats walk again

A three-pronged approach to treating spinal cord injuries allowed paralyzed rats to walk without receiving signals from the brain, scientists report.

Pima County opening mass H1N1 flu immunization clinic

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First few doses of the H1N1 injectable vaccine have come to southern Arizona.

Public option or not, Tucsonans say they want health care reform

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Strong opinions from people in line at an H1N1 flu vaccine clinic

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