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AP CARSON CITY, Nev.—Nevada health officials are warning residents of potential scams generated by the swine flu outbreak. Officials one such scam involves an e-mail being circulated that directs recipients to register with the US Centers for Disease ...

December 2, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) - The low doses of radiation associated with annual screening mammography could be placing high-risk women in even more jeopardy of developing breast cancer, particularly if they start screening at a young age or ...

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.

By Patricia Is loneliness contagious? A recently published study says, yes. It is spread among people, much like a disease. Researchers tracked more than 5000 people and those with whom they had social contact over the course of ten years, ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Shares of Santarus Inc. (SNTS) jumped Wednesday on news the US Food and Drug Administration has approved an over-the-counter version of the specialty pharmaceutical company's heartburn ...

WASHINGTON - A Missouri company said Tuesday its recalled dried cat food has sickened 21 cats and the pet food was distributed in multiple states in the South and along the East Coast.

BANGALORE, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Dyax Corp soared as much as 50 percent on Wednesday, a day after US health regulators approved the biotechnology firm's drug Kalbitor for the treatment of acute attacks of a rare genetic disease.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stung by the continuing struggle to make a vaccine against the swine flu pandemic, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Tuesday her department would review its ...

Regulators from the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) citing “serious violations” of health regulations at its Fort Worth, Tex.

Health-care forum panelists, from left, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Erin Kelly, a medical school student, and Vincent Mor, Department of Community Health chairman, listen to an opening speaker at Brown University on ...

With hundreds of city firefighters out of work every day for medical problems ranging from broken bones to more serious illnesses, the Fire Department is moving to reduce staffing at 49 engine companies in the five boroughs, city officials ...

By AP THE ISSUE: Is there an easier, more transparent way for consumers to shop for health insurance? THE POLITICS: Most Americans under age 65 get insurance coverage through their employers.

MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News)—A special, intensive early intervention program for toddlers with autism succeeded in boosting IQ along with children's language and social skills, a new study shows.