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December 2, 2009 - The DHHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents (a working group of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council) has issued new guidelines December 1 for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected ...

AP Texas News © 2009 AP AUSTIN, Texas - Texas health experts say providers should now target all priority groups for the swine flu vaccine.

Dec. 2, 2009 (Chicago) -- A new test that looks at the stiffness of tissue may help distinguish between cancerous and benign breast lesions, potentially cutting down on unnecessary biopsies, researchers say.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of unemployed US workers face sharply higher health insurance premiums and loss of coverage as temporary federal subsidies expire, a healthcare advocacy group said on Tuesday.

TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- About 50 percent of intensive care unit patients worldwide suffer infections, which increase their risk of dying in the hospital, a new study finds.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug made by Cambridge, Mass.-based Dyax Corp. for the treatment of a rare genetic disorder that causes severe swelling.

Scam artists have turned to the Web again, this time using the concern over H1N1 to lure users into making their computers vulnerable to a virus.

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Shares of Santarus Inc (SNTS.O) jumped 36 percent on Wednesday, a day after the company said an over-the-counter (OTC) version of its heartburn drug, which is licensed to Schering-Plough Corp, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional efforts to revamp the US healthcare system are not enough to stem soaring health costs or close the nation's budget gap, a top Obama administration official said on Wednesday, adding that current ...

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

Inspectors found unsanitary conditions at a Tyson Foods plant in Forth Worth, Tex., that makes seafood soups, says a US Food and Drug Administration warning letter sent to the company and posted on the agency's Web site.

The bad news from a new study is that two thirds of store-bought chicken was found to be contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria.

WASHINGTON - Look who's at the health care negotiating table - Tom Daschle. The former Senate Democratic leader's nomination as health and human services secretary was derailed over a back taxes flap earlier this year.