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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.

MECCA - Saudi Arabia's interior minister said Sunday the kingdom hopes not to have to "resort to force" to maintain security for the hajj, in a reference to worries Iranian pilgrims may demonstrate.

President Obama's vision for making health care in America more effective and efficient collided for the first time last week with the realities and peculiarities of the nation's health-care system.

Worries that widespread screening for breast and cervical cancers can yield limited benefit and lead to unnecessary harm prompted decisions this week by two medical organizations to recommend less preventive testing.

Those promoting Thursday's Great American Smokeout 2009 have their work cut out for them. That's because cigarette use among Americans, after declining for decades, has remained virtually unchanged for five straight years, ...

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the most sweeping anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years, prohibits employers from hiring or firing based on a person's genetic makeup.

Health officials say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients. Five patients on a unit treating people with severe underlying health conditions at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, ...

The necklaces spilling out of plastic bags looked like Mardi Gras beads, but a color-coded chart told a different, less festive story.

The holiday season ignites the spirit of giving. Here is a list of locations where those in need or want can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner: Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo: A free dinner, first-come, ...

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents cast a tie vote on human embryonic stem cell research on Friday, defeating a rare effort to limit such research at a university system beyond what state and federal laws allow.

In a new wrinkle, the Senate health-reform legislation unveiled Wednesday aims to tax people who get cosmetic medical procedures, putting fresh pressure on an industry already nicked by the economic downturn.

WASHINGTON - A Democratic lawmaker who has been treated for breast cancer says worries that the proposed health care overhaul would limit cancer screenings are overblown.

Linda Tolkin went for yearly mammograms and conducted self-examinations regularly before she discovered she had Stage 3 breast cancer.

Earlier in the week I downloaded a quiz on the Pilgrims and gave it to a few of our students who are here for treatment at Red Rock Canyon School.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Ohio State football players and coaches paid a special tribute to Stefanie Spielman during their annual clash against Michigan on Saturday.

The first US trials of a spray-on anesthetic for the penis showed that it increased the time to ejaculation nearly fivefold, providing the first good solution for premature ejaculation, researchers reported Thursday.

November 20, 2009 - The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee sent Protein Sciences Corporation back to the drawing board at a hearing yesterday, saying it needed more safety and efficacy data ...