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Members of the task force tell a House hearing that women in their 40s should begin getting breast exam procedures whenever they want.

In recognition of World AIDS Day, Chicagoans in nearly every corner of the city gathered on Tuesday to remember those lost to the devastating epidemic.

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Wednesday approved the first human embryonic stem cells for experiments by federally financed scientists under a new policy designed to dramatically expand government support for one of the most promising but ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of unemployed US workers face sharply higher health insurance premiums and loss of coverage as temporary federal subsidies expire, a healthcare advocacy group said on Tuesday.

By THE EDITORS James Estrin/The New York Times Home health care aides have become lifelines for many elderly people. Under the health care bills currently being debated in Congress, more than 30 million uninsured Americans would gain coverage.

Two-thirds of broiler chickens purchased from stores in 22 states contained bacteria in levels that can make you sick, says a new report from Consumer Reports released today.

Two swine flu patients in Maryland and one in Virginia were hospitalized with a form of the virus resistant to a commonly used medicine, prompting infectious disease specialists to call for renewed caution even as the intensity of the ...

Patrons of the Purple Tribe nightclub in Tianjin, China, can earn money for taking an HIV test, part of a Gates Foundation initiative that has drawn criticism.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Healthcare reforms working their way through the US Congress will help slow rising medical costs but more will have to be done in coming years, a top Obama administration official said on Wednesday.

The increase in overweight Americans offsets the decline in smoking and threatens greater life expectancy, a study finds. By Jeannine Stein Americans have increased their life expectancy by cutting back on cigarettes, but the pounds they're packing on ...

Jeff Gerhardt, lead researcher for US- based health advocacy concern The Ecology Center said many products marketed toward kids have high levels of chemical additives and carcinogens which are harmful.

Hereditary angioedema drug Kalbitor was approved by regulators on Wednesday, sending stock of manufacturer Dyax (DYAX) soaring to a year-long high.

TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that lonely people attract fellow "lonelies" and influence others to feel lonely, too.

Dec. 2, 2009 -- Recreational users of the drug ecstasy may be putting themselves at risk of sleep apnea, a new study suggests. The researchers, lead by study author Una McCann, MD, of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, ...

SEAN SIMMERS, The Patriot-News, 2008There was a time when talk in the state Capitol about legalizing marijuana would have drawn speculation about someone taking one toke too many at a Grateful Dead concert.

Dec. 2, 2009 (Chicago) -- A new test that looks at the stiffness of tissue may help distinguish between cancerous and benign breast lesions, potentially cutting down on unnecessary biopsies, researchers say.

The study was presented Tuesday at an annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago, looking at the long-term effects of childhood exposure to lead.