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Starting Monday, the city will begin vaccinating its students against H1N1 flu in schools - an immunization effort officials are calling the most ambitious since the 1950s Salk polio ...

WASHINGTON - The 60 votes aren't there any more. With the Senate set to begin debate Monday on health care overhaul, the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the bill to advance is fracturing already.

HONOLULU - On Tuesday, December 1, the Hawai'i State Department of Health (DOH) will be collaborating with volunteers, community agencies, and AIDS services organizations to observe annual World AIDS Day.

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - There is currently a great deal of confusion in regards to when women should start getting mammograms to test for breast cancer.

Cases of diabetes will soar and the cost of treating the disease will triple, according to a new report. (CNN) -- The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years, ...

By On Top Magazine Staff “Despite efforts to reduce the impact of HIV in the region, many of these factors have not been adequately addressed,” says the report.

During the Thanksgiving season, family and friends gather to give thanks for their good fortune over the past year. The American Red Cross of Summit and Portage Counties would like to take this opportunity to thank its family and friends as well.

In Portland, Oregon this week, local officials announced that the bacteria e.coli had been found in the reservoir that supplies drinking water to the city.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new Novartis AG (NVS, NOVN.VX) flu vaccine, Agriflu, in an accelerated process Friday.

When Paul Carroll lost his job in January, he and his wife, Kate, had a difficult, expensive choice: Do they keep their health insurance through his former employer, even though it would mean bearing the full cost of ...

By Society for Human Resource Management (healthnewsdigest.com)-There is hopeful news for business owners who want to help employees stay safe and healthy and keep their business running until the flu season has passed.

(11.25.09) Ian Coleman (rolling fa mostly inished biketo his work station for some final touches) has volunteered with the Salvation Army's Christmas Bureau building bicycles for about nine years.

The Rev. Paul Johnson is retiring after 41 years of preaching. Johnson worked at Williams Memorial Baptist Church for 30 years of his career.

An anti-smoking law will go into effect Tuesday that will ban smoking in a majority of the state's restaurants. Although many local dining establishments already voluntarily made their ...

AP The protesters held signs and distributed fliers Friday outside the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's headquarters downtown.