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TRIAGE Young children, here playing near where swine flu shots will be given in Texas, are one of the high-risk groups. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

The US Preventive Services Task Force's controversial new breast cancer screening recommendations are specifically for women who are at "normal" risk of breast cancer.

J Pat Carter/AP American homeowners complained that their newly built houses were giving off a rotten egg odor and causing respiratory problems, among other things.

RIYADH (Reuters) - More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca, where Saudi authorities hope to minimize spread of the H1N1 virus and prevent any political demonstration.

The same day they rejected a gay marriage ballot measure, residents of Maine voted overwhelmingly to allow the sale of medical marijuana over the counter at state-licensed dispensaries.

Nov. 23, 2009 -- Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke and childhood exposure to lead are linked to increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD) in children, a new study shows.

The smoking ban in the UK did not lead to children being exposed to more smoking at home, a study has concluded. One of the main criticisms of the ban in public places was that it could prompt people to swap pubs for drinking at home where they could ...

There is still room at the Thanksgiving table for those who do not have family to be with or who are unable to prepare a turkey dinner at home, as the Casino Theatre Entertainment Center continues to accept reservations for its free community ...

A University of Virginia graduate who runs a program that trains athletes to be HIV/AIDS educators for youths in the District has been named a Rhodes scholar for 2010.

Inside an unremarkable three-story office building near Santana Row, Richard Noonan waited last week in the San Jose Cannabis Buyers Collective lobby for the marijuana he uses to treat symptoms of palsy.

Nov. 23, 2009 -- Bacteria normally found on the skin's surface may play a key role in preventing inflammation and disease. A new study shows that bacteria living on the skin's surface, including staphylococcal types that typically ...

Tucked into the last hundred pages of Sen. Harry Reid's proposed health care bill is a 5 percent tax on cosmetic surgery that has doctors from various specialties wondering if they will soon become tax collectors who must also interpret the tax code.

Some women's health experts are worried that new guidelines for cervical cancer screening will get lost in the loud debate over breast cancer testing.

New Hampshire public health officials are scheduling swine flu vaccination clinics around the state starting this week. But the clinics are limited to certain groups of at-risk people.

Seven yet-to-be-named appointees would decide how to run the hospital and whom to hire. Outpatients wait in the lobby of the clinic that operates at the Martin Luther King Jr.

Rockville, MD - The FDA is alerting patients and providers about an apparent jump in cardiovascular events among patients taking sibutramine (Meridia, Abbott Laboratories) for weight loss in a preliminary analysis from a randomized placebo-controlled ...