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WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Republicans argued on Wednesday that recommendations advising against routine mammograms for women in their 40s could be used to ration healthcare under reform legislation before Congress, a charge Democrats denied.

By Stem Cell Program, Children's Hospital Boston By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY Health officials Wednesday gave the green light to federally funded research on 13 human embryonic stem cell lines, the first approved since the Bush administration imposed ...

Recognition of World AIDS Day in Columbia concluded with a candlelight vigil and band performances downtown Tuesday. The evening's events were planned by Columbia's Regional AIDS Interfaith Network, an organization that provides ...

Unless Congress and the president act soon, many unemployed workers and their dependents may lose their health insurance if a federal subsidy to help them pay for the coverage isn't extended.

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - The White House budget director said Wednesday that it may take decades for America to have an efficient health care system even if Congress passes a major overhaul this year.

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.

WASHINGTON - A third of the most popular children's toys in the United States this year contain harmful chemicals including lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury, a US consumer group said Wednesday.

By Robert Priedt, HealthDay "What we have found is that no region of the brain is spared from lead exposure. Distinct areas of the brain are affected differently," study author Kim Cecil, an imaging scientist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical ...

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

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, ...

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) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA has warned that its antidepressant Norpramin should be given with extreme caution to patients with a history of certain heart problems, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.

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

A national push to avert delays in heart attack treatment has sharply increased the percentage of people who get prompt care, a study shows.

A Pittsburgh man testified of wishing he could have used pot to ease his dying mother's "excruciating pain." Parents of drug-addicted children said the last thing the state should do is join the 13 others that allow medical use of ...