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Albany GA - Target populations most at risk of Pandemic H1N1 influenza who haven't gotten vaccinated against it should take advantage of the arrival of more than 16000 doses of hard-to-find H1N1 vaccine in Southwest Georgia, says the region's top ...

Staying socially connected may be just as important for public health as washing your hands and covering your cough. A new study suggests that feelings of loneliness can spread through social networks like the common cold ...

Millions of jobless Americans face a huge increase in health insurance costs, due to the expiration Monday of a government subsidy that had been provided through the Obama administration's stimulus package, the Los Angeles Times 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.

Dec. 1, 2009 -- People who exercise regularly tend to stay healthier as they age, and now new research may explain why at a cellular level.

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) -- 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.

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

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan amendment to increase insurance benefits for women through yearly screenings gets the first Senate vote Tuesday on health care overhaul legislation.

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.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two-thirds of 382 fresh broiler chickens purchased from grocers by a US consumer group were contaminated with one or both of the bacteria that cause most cases of food-borne illness, the group said on Monday.

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 ...

When used with ultrasound, elastography helps distinguish between cancerous and benign breast lesions, which reduces unnecessary biopsies, US researchers have found.

The Anti-Defamation League has selected 11 schools in metro Atlanta to display 12×12 panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt to further its message of tolerance.

Just when it appears that the country has maxed out on ways to promote breast cancer awareness and the ubiquitous pink-ribbon campaign, the staff of Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore.

NEW YORK—Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal sued CVS Caremark Corp for allegedly selling expired food, beverages and over-the-counter (OTC) medications, reports Reuters.

As more and more states legalize access to medical marijuana, institutions are sprouting up to teach cannabis cultivation. As more and more states relax medical marijuana laws, a budding industry is taking seed.