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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 ...

Readers also ask about the penalties for not buying health insurance; changes that veterans would see; interstate insurance plans; and whether the 'public option' would cover mammograms.

Cases of diabetes will soar and the cost of treating the disease will triple, according to a new report. (CNN) -- The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years, ...

The US Preventative Services Task Force issued a recommendation that women 40 and younger should simply talk to their doctors about the benefits and risks of having a mammogram.

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.

Rom Houben, injured in a car crash in 1983 at age 20, was allehedly conscious during his 23-year coma. It's a hypochondriac's worst nightmare: You're powerless, paralyzed and unable to communicate for nearly a quarter of a century ...

An Ordination Service was held at Earles Grove Baptist Church Nov. 22 for Brian Goss conducted by the Rev. Kenny Owen (Covenant) and Pastor Rev.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With the holidays here, the American Red Cross says the perfect gift is as close as the nearest blood drive. That's certainly true for Hutchinson businessman Dennis ...

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

This is the time of year when the American Red Cross steps up its efforts to collect blood donations, and there are several more blood drives set up in Southwest Michigan over the next month.

WASHINGTON - When Rep. John Yarmuth developed an ankle problem earlier this year, he hobbled on crutches to the Capitol physician, who made X-rays and sent him on to the National ...

Did Blue Cross Blue Shield go too far in its war of words against congressional health care reform? Rep. Pricey Harrison of Greensboro thinks so and now she's got company.

Oakland, IA-- Pottawattamie County and Council Bluffs Public Health Officials will be conducting an H1N1 Clinic on Monday, November 30th from 4pm-8pm.

(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.

SILICON VALLEY -- Today has been declared a Winter Spare The Air day in the Bay Area. The Thanksgiving burning ban covers wood stoves, outdoor fire pits and indoor fireplaces.

A breast cancer sufferer spent £50000 in around a year, fearing she was going to die, before being told she was free of the disease.

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.