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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.

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Muslim pilgrims circled Islam's holiest site Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions - umbrellas and face masks - as the opening of the annual hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of swine ...

Based on the latest polls, the American public is all over the place on health care reform - and no wonder. Congress has yet to adequately answer the most fundamental questions about what it's doing.

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 ...

Sensations on the skin play a part in how people hear speech, say Canadian researchers. A study found that inaudible puffs of air delivered alongside certain sounds influenced what participants thought they were listening to.

The 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.

ABC News Senior Health and Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser said people in the US need not worry -- the vaccine implicated in these reactions is not licensed for use in the United States.

It's been found that one in five type 2 diabetics are morbidly obese, or at least 100 pounds overweight. Researchers from a study conducted by Loyola University have found that in ...

New York (CNN) -- A 13-year-old teenager with Asperger's syndrome spent 11 days in October wandering New York's vast subway system until a police officer recognized him from a missing persons' poster, according to police and the youth's mother.

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 new Novartis AG vaccine plant in North Carolina is supposed to boost the US's ability to fight pandemics like the current swine-flu virus.

A new study suggests that evidence linking heart risks to Vioxx, the Merck arthritis drug pulled from the market in 2004, was apparent in 2000, Health Day reports.

An effort that delivered more than 300 gifts to local needy seniors in 2008 is under way again this holiday season, according to a news release.

Pfizer has been ordered to pay a total of $103 million in punitive damages to two women who were found to have breast cancer after they used hormonal drugs, state court officials in Philadelphia said Monday.

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?

The biotech said it has filed for marketing approval from the FDA for its hepatitis C drug Zalbin. Human Genome Sciences (HGSI) also said its partner Novartis (NVS) will file for EU approval this year.

Tulsa, OK- With Thanksgiving here and Christmas right around the corner, the travel industry is dealing with the H1N1 virus and the possibility passengers will travel even though they're infected.