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Small businesses, hammered by stiff premium increases, are badly in need of a better business model for providing health care to their employees.

SHANGHAI, CHINA (AP) - The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said ...

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, ...

She found a lump under her armpit during a monthly self-exam about two years ago. She underwent a lumpectomy to remove a tumor and nearby lymph nodes, then chemotherapy.

With the holidays officially here, the American Red Cross is giving you a unique opportunity to give thanks... by donating blood. The Red Cross says supplies tend to dwindle during the holidays since so many people are busy with shopping and family ...

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A boil water notice is in effect for the City of Portland west of the Willamette River and customers of Palatine Hill, Burlington and Valley View water districts.

The holiday season is upon us and with it comes the hustle and bustle of shopping, get-togethers and travel. The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) reminds everyone to take extra care to protect ...

Agriflu will be administered as a single injection in the upper arm and is available in prefilled syringes, the FDA says. (CNN) -- The US Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has approved a new vaccine to prevent seasonal influenza.

An anti-smoking law will go into effect Tuesday that will ban smoking in a majority of the state's restaurants. Although many local dining establishments already voluntarily made their ...

Special circumstances: “Ms. M's” daughter will be having surgery in December. “Ms. M” won't be able to work until her daughter recovers from surgery.

AP The protesters held signs and distributed fliers Friday outside the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's headquarters downtown.

When Paul Carroll lost his job in January, he and his wife, Kate, had a difficult, expensive choice: Do they keep their health insurance through his former employer, even though it would mean bearing the full cost of ...

The Rev. Paul Johnson is retiring after 41 years of preaching. Johnson worked at Williams Memorial Baptist Church for 30 years of his career.

The search for a missing Ohio woman has been called off for the evening, but not for good. Tkach is from Aberdeen, Ohio, and has Alzheimer's Disease.

Be sure to get in a little Turkey Trotting over the holiday weekend. As we start the Holiday Eating Season, you will want to move more to keep from packing on the pounds.

COLUMBIA - State officials urge Missourians to make sure their furnaces are working properly and not releasing carbon monoxide into their homes.