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BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland saw a faster increase of deaths from the A/H1N1 influenza in the past weeks, according to the Ministry of Health.

WASHINGTON - A Republican senator asserted Tuesday during a rancorous floor debate that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shorten the lives of America's seniors by cutting Medicare.

Alida Holmes is frightened to be without health insurance for the first time as an adult. Holmes hasn't been uninsured "since I was 16," she said.

December 2, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) - The low doses of radiation associated with annual screening mammography could be placing high-risk women in even more jeopardy of developing breast cancer, particularly if they start screening at a young age or ...

TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (healthday News) -- A new study suggests that lonely people attract fellow "lonelies" and influence others to feel lonely, too.

TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- About 50 percent of intensive care unit patients worldwide suffer infections, which increase their risk of dying in the hospital, a new study finds.

AP CARSON CITY, Nev.—Nevada health officials are warning residents of potential scams generated by the swine flu outbreak. Officials one such scam involves an e-mail being circulated that directs recipients to register with the US Centers for Disease ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Shares of Santarus Inc. (SNTS) jumped Wednesday on news the US Food and Drug Administration has approved an over-the-counter version of the specialty pharmaceutical company's heartburn ...

WASHINGTON - A Missouri company said Tuesday its recalled dried cat food has sickened 21 cats and the pet food was distributed in multiple states in the South and along the East Coast.

BANGALORE, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Dyax Corp soared as much as 50 percent on Wednesday, a day after US health regulators approved the biotechnology firm's drug Kalbitor for the treatment of acute attacks of a rare genetic disease.

Regulators from the US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN) citing “serious violations” of health regulations at its Fort Worth, Tex.

Health-care forum panelists, from left, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Erin Kelly, a medical school student, and Vincent Mor, Department of Community Health chairman, listen to an opening speaker at Brown University on ...

With hundreds of city firefighters out of work every day for medical problems ranging from broken bones to more serious illnesses, the Fire Department is moving to reduce staffing at 49 engine companies in the five boroughs, city officials ...

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.