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Inga Finn got through the line pretty quickly. She's 73 and says she already had her seasonal flu shot. Finn just needed her swine flu vaccine before a vacation in South America.

By Diane Mapes We're used to hearing about people spreading colds and flu. But according to a new study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, there's another human condition that's equally contagious: loneliness.

Millions of unemployed Americans face the prospect of a huge increase in health insurance costs, thanks to the looming expiration of a government subsidy, Kathy M. Kristof reports.

Just in case you weren't panicking enough over the swine flu, it turns out that the virus that causes it, H1N1, can make dogs, cats and ferrets sick, too.

TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Mammograms may actually boost the risk of breast cancer in some high-risk women, a new study suggests.

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.

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

Saudi Arabia has ordered an inquiry into flash floods last week that killed more than 100 people, according to the state news agency.

Nov. 30, 2009 (Chicago) -- Weekend warriors, take note: Too much exercise may place you at risk for arthritis. A new study shows that middle-aged men and women who engage in high levels of physical activity -- at home and at work as ...

PROVIDENCE - In his first press conference since Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of the Catholic Diocese of Providence criticized him for disclosing a confidential request to stop receiving Holy Communion because of his stand on moral issues, ...

MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- People born in the "stroke belt" of the southern United States have a lifelong higher risk of dying of stroke than others, even if they live elsewhere later, a new study shows.

A new study in the journal Circulation, shows that vigorous exercise may be inducing a natural anti-aging effect that goes right down to our DNA.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A software program that helps determine the stiffness of a breast lump may help some women avoid unnecessary breast biopsies, US researchers said on Monday.

A "Medicare Fraud Strike Force," which started in south Florida, has now expanded across the country to indict more than 300 on fraudulent Medicare billing charges, The Washington Times reports.

Nashville's existing convention center could become a 15-story medical trade center buzzing with health-care innovations and brimming with visitors - and steering some business to a new convention ...

NEW YORK - CVS Caremark Corp., the operator of more than 7000 US drugstores, was accused by Connecticut of selling expired products, less than a month after the company settled a similar suit with New York.

More California students cast aside their couch potato ways in 2009 and scored better in annual physical fitness tests than in recent years.