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Albany GA - Target populations most at risk of Pandemic H1N1 influenza who haven't gotten vaccinated against it should take advantage of the arrival of more than 16000 doses of hard-to-find H1N1 vaccine in Southwest Georgia, says the region's top ...

Staying socially connected may be just as important for public health as washing your hands and covering your cough. A new study suggests that feelings of loneliness can spread through social networks like the common cold ...

Millions of jobless Americans face a huge increase in health insurance costs, due to the expiration Monday of a government subsidy that had been provided through the Obama administration's stimulus package, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Just in case you weren't panicking enough over the swine flu, it turns out that the virus that causes it, H1N1, can make dogs, cats and ferrets sick, too.

A new study in the journal Circulation, shows that vigorous exercise may be inducing a natural anti-aging effect that goes right down to our DNA.

For young women who have a high risk of breast cancer because of genetic mutations or family history, the radiation from yearly mammograms may make the risk even higher, researchers reported at a radiology conference on Monday.

MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- People born in the "stroke belt" of the southern United States have a lifelong higher risk of dying of stroke than others, even if they live elsewhere later, a new study shows.

Saudi Arabia has ordered an inquiry into flash floods last week that killed more than 100 people, according to the state news agency.

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan amendment to increase insurance benefits for women through yearly screenings gets the first Senate vote Tuesday on health care overhaul legislation.

MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News)—A special, intensive early intervention program for toddlers with autism succeeded in boosting IQ along with children's language and social skills, a new study shows.

The bad news from a new study is that two thirds of store-bought chicken was found to be contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria.

Health-care forum panelists, from left, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Erin Kelly, a medical school student, and Vincent Mor, Department of Community Health chairman, listen to an opening speaker at Brown University on ...

When used with ultrasound, elastography helps distinguish between cancerous and benign breast lesions, which reduces unnecessary biopsies, US researchers have found.

Just when it appears that the country has maxed out on ways to promote breast cancer awareness and the ubiquitous pink-ribbon campaign, the staff of Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore.

The Anti-Defamation League has selected 11 schools in metro Atlanta to display 12×12 panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt to further its message of tolerance.

NEW YORK—Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal sued CVS Caremark Corp for allegedly selling expired food, beverages and over-the-counter (OTC) medications, reports Reuters.

As more and more states legalize access to medical marijuana, institutions are sprouting up to teach cannabis cultivation. As more and more states relax medical marijuana laws, a budding industry is taking seed.