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The authorities in Saudi Arabia have warned people not to stage protests at the Hajj, as more than 2.5 million Muslims prepare for the pilgrimage.

The following are reader-submitted H1N1 questions with answers supplied by Dr. Alissa Ackelson, infectious diseases director of Infection Control, Genesis healthcare System Q: Does UV light kill the H1N1 virus?

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.

PORTLAND, Ore. - At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a "vaporizer" - a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana.

OSLO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Norwegian health authorities said on Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected.

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.

Several churches and organizations in the Tri-State area are holding free community Thanksgiving dinners. The Salvation Army is hosting a free Thanksgiving dinner at The Salvation Army church at 541 George St. in Hagerstown's West End.

Washington, November 23 - New Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act prevents discrimination at workplace on basis of one's genetic framework.

Cincinatti, OH (AHN) - Children prenatally exposed to tobacco smoke and lead are at a significant risk of developing attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to a recent study.

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.

A five alarm fire rips thru an apartment building in Northeast Philadelphia, injuring 19 people, and 3 firefighters. The fire began in the early morning hours, at the Austin Manor Apartments at 7024 Rising Sun Avenue, trapping many residents in their ...

By Sang Tan, AP By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY The momentum of the H1N1 flu outbreak has fallen off, but flu activity is still high and Tamiflu-resistant virus may have begun to spread.

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

Stefanie Spielman, the wife of former NFL linebacker Chris Spielman, is being remembered this weekend by the football community as a woman who fiercely battled breast cancer until her death Thursday at the age of 42.

The Fayette County Health Department will be giving out free H1N1 vaccinations at two locations in Lexington. The first clinic will be at the Lexington Christian Academy.

WASHINGTON - If you're considering Botox to erase frown lines or liposuction to get rid of love handles, you might want to move fast.

Thursday's natural gas explosion in Springfield left at least three families without homes just days before Thanksgiving. The American Red Cross Greater Ozarks Chapter is encouraging the local community to assist the families by donating money to help ...