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HIV rates seem to be declining, according to a new study, but the best improvements seem to be in developing countries. A mother and child wait to receive treatment at the HIV clinic in Nyagasambu, Rwanda, February 14, 2008.

Knowledge is power, unless that knowledge comes with so much baggage that it becomes crippling. Such is the trouble with many cancer and health screening tests.

Boston (DbTechNo) - As many as 6 bad reactions have been documented in Canadians given the swine flu vaccine provided by GlaxoSmithKline.

From left to right, Senators Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Olympia Snowe of Maine say that containing costs is among their highest priorities in health care reform.

The toy industry welcomes the added attention toy safety gets from the news media and consumers at this time of year. Reports from the federal government's US Consumer Product Safety Commission and consumer groups such as the Public Interest Research ...

By AP JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Rare rainstorms are soaking pilgrims as millions of Muslims from around the world gather for Islam's annual hajj pilgrimage.

TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (healthday News) -- Strains of antibiotic-resistant infections normally found in the community are increasingly showing up among hospital outpatients, raising the risk that inpatients could become infected, ...

By Joe Klamar, AFP/Getty Images By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY Rumors of a disease outbreak a century ago probably would have left the general populace feeling frightened, wondering whether their town would be the next to be hit.

TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Direct-to-consumer drug ads may contribute to higher Medicaid costs, according to a new study that examined sales of the widely used antiplatelet drug clopidogrel (Plavix).

By REUTERS The Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services launched a special strike force in Miami in 2007 to combat Medicare fraud in South Florida and similar units have been set up in Los Angeles, Houston and Detroit.

A new Novartis AG vaccine plant in North Carolina is supposed to boost the US's ability to fight pandemics like the current swine-flu virus.

A new study suggests that evidence linking heart risks to Vioxx, the Merck arthritis drug pulled from the market in 2004, was apparent in 2000, Health Day reports.

November 24, 2009 - Severe, chronic pain in multiple areas may predict risk for falls in older adults, according to the results of a population-based longitudinal study reported in the November 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical ...

By Megan Brooks NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you need another reason to stop smoking while pregnant, or to rid your home of lead, a new study suggests that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy and who are exposed to the metal have more than ...

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Two Pfizer Inc. units have been ordered by juries to pay more than $165 million in punitive damages to women who developed cancer after taking a menopause drug, the women's lawyers said.

Note: From Jenn Garbee. Plain yogurts vary by brand; look for one that has more tang to it. You may need to increase or reduce the sugar to taste.

Francisco Hernandez Jr. slept in subway cars and spent most of his time underground, according to his mother. Francisco Hernandez Jr.

Although statistics suggest otherwise, but Type 2 diabetes can be managed with insulin or oral medication, diet and lifestyle changes and exercise.