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There is a strong chance that the Senate will soon pass a version of mandatory US health insurance, negotiate its differences with the House and enable Congress to pass legislation extending health care to tens of millions of ...

HONOLULU - On Tuesday, December 1, the Hawai'i State Department of Health (DOH) will be collaborating with volunteers, community agencies, and AIDS services organizations to observe annual World AIDS Day.

Boston (DbTechNo) - Doctors across the country are scratching their heads after the US Preventive Services Task Force released new recommendations related to breast cancer and mammograms.

CORDELE - When the Red Cross bloodmobile visits here next week, staff will be asking volunteer donors, “why do you give?” Cordele's monthly blood drive is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 1 to 6 pm at the Community Clubhouse.

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, ...

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 ...

Every holiday season, millions of Americans travel through the nation's airports, seaports, and train stations to spend time with loved ones.

Residents whose tap water is provided by Portland Water Bureau, Burlington, Palatine Hill, and Valley View Water District should not drink tap water without boiling it first because tap water in these districts are potentially contaminated ...

For this week's Sunday Issue, we invite you to “Sound Off” on the impact health care reform would bring to the US in general and families in particular.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new Novartis AG (NVS, NOVN.VX) flu vaccine, Agriflu, in an accelerated process Friday.

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 ...

I realize there are a lot of charitable organizations in need of help, but one in particular is near and dear to us at the Times. The Empty Stocking Fund has been a tradition here for several decades, dating back longer than anyone still ...

Mt. Pleasant #2 Missionary Baptist Church, 490 Stone Road, Pinson, will hold appreciation services for Pastor Jimmy L. Godwin at 11 am and 2 pm Sunday.

Red Door Restaurant owner Joe Folley guts his East Grace Street eatery replacing ceiling tiles, carpeting and walls as he readies for the Dec. 1 smoking prohibition.

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