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NEW YORK — Doonya, which combines high-energy aerobics and conditioning with the hip-swaying, arm-swirling exuberance of Indian folk, pop and classical dance, is a Bollywood-based workout that experts say can be fun and effective.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 64-year-old woman who goes every year for an annual gynecologist visit, and I have always had a yearly Pap smear.

Smoke like a man, die like a man. U.S.

TORONTO - Leading influenza scientists have ended a self-imposed moratorium on research into what it might take to make bird flu viruses transmissible among humans.

WASHINGTON - International scientists who last year halted controversial research with the deadly bird flu say they are resuming their work as countries adopt new rules to ensure safety.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have celiac disease and have been put on a gluten-free diet. I have been reading labels of cake mixes and other products. They don’t say that they contain gluten. Other products say “gluten-free.

TORONTO - sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s doctors are paid more than $20 billion overall a year, making physicians' services the third largest component of health-care spending after hospitals and drugs, a report released Tuesday says.

TORONTO - Don't let the fur fool you. Dogs and cats can be somewhat insulated by their warm-feeling coats but in the face of frigid temperatures, pet owners need to take extra measures in protecting Fluffy and Fido.

OTTAWA - A Saskatchewan optometrist's billings to the federal health program for aboriginals raised red flags with Health sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, a newly released document shows.

Dear Dr. Roach: Regarding blood tests for ovarian cancer, there is a new test called OVA-1. I believe this new blood test is for ovarian cancer in its early stages. P.J.G.