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A handful of Democratic senators are pushing to change pending health-care legislation so that it would help increase the country's stock of primary-care doctors, heeding warnings that the bill may exacerbate the difficulty some ...

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- As H1N1 cases are rising, so are bacterial pneumonia cases, health officials are finding. They're seeing an increase in flu complications leading to pneumonia.

There were about 17% fewer new infections worldwide in 2008, compared with 2001, but fewer than half of those infected began treatment, a World Health Organization and UNAIDS report says.

The Canton Health Department will have a free H1N1 flu vaccine drive from 10 am to 3 pm Saturday at the Stark County Fairgrounds at 305 Wertz Ave.

"As a general rule, almost everybody who knows about this is disregarding the recommendations," said Dr. David Johnston, a radiologist at Solis Women's Health, a clinic at Baylor All Saints Medical Center at ...

If your ears can't hear what someone is saying, try listening with your skin. Sensations on the skin can help people understand speech, according to a study in the journal Nature.

The Los Angeles mayor declines to say what the cap should be, but says it should be a level that can be adequately monitored by city officials and the Police Department.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced the deaths of two people who were infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.

Searches for the bird, not the country, experience a massive jump around Thanksgiving and a smaller one around Christmas. By Mark Milian Sorry, Istanbul, we're looking for the bird.

By Sue-Lyn Erbeck Special to the Tribune Bluesy riffs and jazzy notes offer a soothing counterpoint to the bustle within Chicago's airport terminals.

BANGOR, Maine - Dale Ruopp and her father Paul Ruopp started a new Thanksgiving tradition this year - giving blood. The Bangor residents heard about the annual American Red Cross' blood drive on the news Thursday morning and on the ...

Nov. 24, 2009 -- A potentially dangerous and rapidly spreading strain of the "superbug" MRSA poses a much greater public health threat than previously thought, new research shows.

Nov. 24, 2009 -- New research could help explain how pregnancy protects against breast cancer, and the findings may one day lead to a novel way to treat the disease.

Deerfield-based Baxter International Inc. says it is looking into building a cell-based vaccine manufacturing plant in the US to produce seasonal and pandemic flu vaccines.

That sounds like something my mother would say if we kids so much as frowned upon opening the clothes we needed instead of the toys we wanted on Christmas morning.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A drug commonly used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis now also shows some promise in helping patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

A group of volunteer Santas wants the same swine flu vaccination priority as health care workers and teachers. The 200 members of "Santa America" visit sick and traumatized children during the holiday season and need to be protected against kids who ...