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MINA, Saudi Arabia - Five people died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the event is the largest annual gathering in the world and is seen as an ideal incubator for the virus.

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 ...

Boston (smartabouthealth) - This coming Tuesday, World AIDS Day is set to take place, with the goal being to raise awareness about the terrible disease.

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

CHICAGO (Reuters) - By 2034, nearly twice as many Americans will have diabetes and spending on the disease will triple, further straining the US health system and testing the viability of Medicare and other government health ...

SHANGHAI, CHINA (AP) - The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said ...

Water delivered by Portland Water Bureau, Burlington, Palatine Hill, and Valley View Water Districts could be contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria.

Agriflu will be administered as a single injection in the upper arm and is available in prefilled syringes, the FDA says. (CNN) -- The US Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has approved a new vaccine to prevent seasonal influenza.

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.

CORDELE - When the Red Cross bloodmobile visits here next week, staff will be asking volunteer donors, “why do you give?” Cordele's monthly blood drive is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 1 to 6 pm at the Community Clubhouse.

Mt. Pleasant #2 Missionary Baptist Church, 490 Stone Road, Pinson, will hold appreciation services for Pastor Jimmy L. Godwin at 11 am and 2 pm Sunday.

I realize there are a lot of charitable organizations in need of help, but one in particular is near and dear to us at the Times. The Empty Stocking Fund has been a tradition here for several decades, dating back longer than anyone still ...

The editorial, "Start planning now to launch controversial smoking rules" (Nov. 12), properly advises proprietors of restaurants and bars to become familiar with how a new law that eliminates smoking in these venues starting on Jan ...

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