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Should Americans banish the burger?

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:54:48 GMT

Hamburgers are an American passion. And millions of Americans consume burgers, and other forms of meat, every day without consequences.

Your most embarrassing health confessions

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:51:40 GMT

AWOL tampons, gas, losing your breakfast on the doc? To prove that you are so not alone when it comes to mortifying health mishaps, Health readers shared some of their stories with us. And our own medical editor, Roshini Rajapaksa, MD, weighs in on when you really do need to talk to your doctor about an embarrassing episode or symptom.

Undocumented patients wary of offers to return to home countries

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:45:13 GMT

Going back to Mexico is not an option, said the 43-year-old man, kneeling next to his wife's wheelchair.

'Littlest refusenik' on Kennedy: 'He saved my life'

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:31:17 GMT

She was called "the littlest refusenik," one of the many Soviet Jews denied permission to leave the Soviet Union because her father had been exposed to government secrets.

Cookie dough inquiry nearly over, but without answers

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:29:08 GMT

The investigation of the E. coli outbreak linked to Nestle Toll House cookie dough is nearly over, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The cause of the contamination has not been identified.

Likely fallout from cookie-dough illnesses: more than 200 layoffs

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:53:34 GMT

A Nestle plant linked to an outbreak of illness has been shut temporarily, and the company said Monday that it expects to lay off more than 200 workers as a result.

Teen diagnoses her own disease in science class

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:26:00 GMT

For eight years, Jessica Terry suffered from stomach pain so horrible, it brought her to her knees. The pain, along with diarrhea, vomiting and fever, made her so sick, she lost weight and often had to miss school.

Chew on this: Gum may be good for body, mind

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:18:52 GMT

If you're looking to curb your appetite and improve your memory, you're probably exercising, eating healthier foods and trying to get some sleep.

FDA: Hang on to your pistachios

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:24:27 GMT

If you have a stash of pistachios in your house, pistachio ice cream in your freezer or trail mix in your backpack, don't eat any of it.

Best cure for stomach troubles-- which probiotics work and why

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:39:41 GMT

Michelle Klawiter was nine days into a course of antibiotics for a sinus infection when the gut pain hit. Bloody diarrhea quickly followed.