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WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The US Senate's healthcare bill would raise insurance premiums by at least 10 percent by 2016 for those independently buying coverage, but subsidies would reduce the actual costs for half of that group, the Congressional ...

Charlie Lamb was barely two years old when he was diagnosed with autism. His mother, Susan, had been convinced for months that "something was not right" with her second child.

Dr. Lauren Smith calls it the “Scarlet F.'' F as in flu. And as this season of swine flu trudges forward - with run-of-the-mill influenza hot on its heels - employers and workers alike are navigating the treacherous terrain of how you ...

Ray, 33, recently had a bilateral mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She found a lump through a breast self-examination, went to her doctor for a clinical exam, then had a diagnostic mammogram that confirmed her fears.

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.

(MYFOX NATIONAL) - A small school in Detroit is offering courses on how to grow, use and profit from medicinal marijuana. Med Grow Cannabis College teaches students the horticultural skills required to grow marijuana, as well as recipes ...

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that leaders in Washington are studying South Florida and its highest-in-the-nation rate of Medicare fraud for "lessons on how to stem Medicare fraud to help pay for a health care overhaul.

Wakefield (WBZ Newsroom) -- A middle school teacher in Wakefield has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. After getting word about the teacher at the Galvin Middle School, nurses and school administrators identified students and staff who may have ...

With demand for their services from the public sagging, they focus on selves and peers; a business where practitioners are always expected to look their best.

More and more adults and children are getting type 2 diabetes, a condition in which the cells of the body don't use insulin properly.

Philadelphia, Pa. - November 30, 2009 - Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment, is encouraging fans of both the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers to donate blood to the American Red Cross during the company's fourth annual Blood ...

She looked like a grandmother. "Do you think that medical marijuana could help reduce my pain enough so I could exercise?" she asked.

The Portland Water Bureau ended its boil water order Sunday and gave westside Portland residents the green light to drink tap water.

The first of thousands of unemployed Rhode Islanders will lose a federal stimulus subsidy tomorrow that has helped them afford temporary health insurance.

Q: Once you have the H1N1 flu, are you immune to it? - Cindy, Sioux Falls, SD A: If you've already had H1N1, you have protection, but only if you're exposed to the same strain of the virus that laid you low.