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GENEVA, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Tamiflu resistance in some H1N1 patients with badly weakened immune systems does not seem to reflect a major change in the virus' susceptibility to the frontline drug, the World Health Organisation said ...

She responded by saying that the insurance companies now dictate what care I receive. I wrote her back and asked her how and why the government doing the same thing is a better deal.

There's little debate about screening women ages 50 to 74. So why do so many slip through the cracks? By Katherine Hobson The recent brouhaha over breast cancer screening is about recommendations—what different experts say women of different ages ...

A joint report released by the United Nations and the World Health Organization Tuesday shows a 17 percent drop in new HIV infections just in the past eight years and a 10 percent drop in ...

BRUSSELS - Rom Houben's mother remembers her son's amazement when he finally started communicating again after spending 23 years locked in a paralyzed body that was misdiagnosed as vegetative.

by Kangna Agarwal - November 26, 2009 New York, November 26 -- An unusual research seems to turn over the traditional speech perception, for it claims that we not only hear with our ears but our skin too.

Sensations on the skin play a part in how people hear speech, say Canadian researchers. A study found that inaudible puffs of air delivered alongside certain sounds influenced what participants thought they were listening to.

Los Angeles, CA, November 26 -- Humans hear not just with their ears but also with their skin and hair follicles, according to surprise findings of a new research.

Boston (DbTechNo) - According to researchers of a new study, we humans may actually be able to hear through our own skin. This as one may guess is a very weird study finding as we all know that we use our ears to hear things.

People listen with their skin, not just their ears. Air puffs delivered to volunteers' hands or necks at critical times alter their ability, for better or worse, to hear certain speech sounds, a new study finds.

We human beings are quite concerned of our skin along with its merits and demerits. Isn't it? We do know that it is a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch but a recent study suggests that it does play other roles also.

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- As H1N1 cases are rising, so are bacterial pneumonia cases, health officials are finding. They're seeing an increase in flu complications leading to pneumonia.

BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foundation for Prevention of STD and AIDS celebrated its 20th anniversary Friday in Beijing. The foundation raised fund of about 10 million yuan (1.46 million US dollars) on the ceremony for STD (sexually ...

Members also signal that they may cap dispensaries to between 70 and 200. The council plows through 50 proposed changes to its medical marijuana ordinance.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced the deaths of two people who were infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.

(APN) ATLANTA -- The Butler Street YMCA hosted its weekly Hungry Club Forum in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, and discussed hunger and homelessness.

by Angela dimillo · Nov 26th 2009 · See more Local News On a day when many are giving thanks, many were also giving blood. From 8 to 12 blood donors came out to the American Red Cross Bangor Blood Donor Center.

By Sue-Lyn Erbeck Special to the Tribune Bluesy riffs and jazzy notes offer a soothing counterpoint to the bustle within Chicago's airport terminals.