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Nov. 27, 2009 -- If nothing is done, the number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years and spending on the disease will nearly triple, a new study shows.

A handful of Democratic senators are pushing to change pending health-care legislation so that it would help increase the country's stock of primary-care doctors, heeding warnings that the bill may exacerbate the difficulty some ...

People listen with their skin, not just their ears. Air puffs delivered to volunteers' hands or necks at critical times alter their ability, for better or worse, to hear certain speech sounds, a new study finds.

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 ...

Fran Melenwick of Melbourne may not be alive today if she took the advice of a governmental task force. A two-time breast cancer survivor, Ms.

HIV rates seem to be declining, according to a new study, but the best improvements seem to be in developing countries. A mother and child wait to receive treatment at the HIV clinic in Nyagasambu, Rwanda, February 14, 2008.

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- As H1N1 cases are rising, so are bacterial pneumonia cases, health officials are finding. They're seeing an increase in flu complications leading to pneumonia.

BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 42 percent of Chinese who are HIV positive have experiences of stigma and discrimination, says a report published by UNAIDS on Friday.

Members also signal that they may cap dispensaries to between 70 and 200. The council plows through 50 proposed changes to its medical marijuana ordinance.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced the deaths of two people who were infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.

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.

(APN) ATLANTA -- The Butler Street YMCA hosted its weekly Hungry Club Forum in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, and discussed hunger and homelessness.

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.

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.

Having recently been reminded by the state to adhere to guidelines for vaccine prioritization, the Board of Health will hold an appointment-only swine flu clinic Dec. 5 for town children ages 3 to 18.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A drug commonly used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis now also shows some promise in helping patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.