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The health care bill that the Senate is to begin debating next week is the result of numerous compromises that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

Cases of diabetes will soar and the cost of treating the disease will triple, according to a new report. (CNN) -- The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years, ...

HOUSTON, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- A number of counties in the US southeastern state of Florida are considering offering vaccinations against A/H1N1 flu to the general public next week.

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.

There's little debate about screening women ages 50 to 74. So why do so many slip through the cracks? By Katherine Hobson The recent brouhaha over breast cancer screening is about recommendations—what different experts say women of different ages ...

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.

NL chief medical officer Dr. Simon Avis says the province has seen fewer H1N1 deaths than expected because people are protecting themselves from the 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.

WARREN - Becky Lyda learned about the holiday blood drive being conducted by the American Red Cross Thursday morning. She decided she wanted to spend more of her holiday time making a difference.

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.

The Clay County Health Department will conduct H1N1 vaccination clinics at the following schools for children 9-year-old or younger who need dose No.

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.

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.

A job is a business arrangement. You give employers your work and, in exchange, they give you money. Simple. So, in this season of giving thanks, do you think there's any room for gratitude in the labor-for-cash equation?

Nov. 25, 2009 -- Researchers may have found a new way to delay, or perhaps prevent, type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes usually begins early in life, when the T-lymphocyte arm of the immune system attacks insulin-making beta cells in ...

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.

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 ...