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Morbidly obese individuals and school-aged kids had higher chances of becoming seriously ill or dying from H1N1 swine flu, experts in the U.S. recently reported.

Preliminary results indicated that people who were morbidly obese had four times the rate of hospital admissions and deaths, while the mortality rate for children was five times greater than normal, according to experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A huge study involving Swedish women suggests that a woman's risk of developing heart disease and stroke during middle age and beyond may be linked to the number of children she has given birth to.

By Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.

Today, it may seem easier to get information about a new oven or drill before you buy one than finding clear information about the medicine or treatment that's best for you. That shouldn't be the case, especially for common health conditions like high blood pressure.