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Nov. 27, 2009 -- If nothing is done, the number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years and spending on the disease will nearly triple, a new study shows.

Health care reform cleared a major hurdle in the Senate Nov. 21, but this long legislative battle may not end until next year. Businesses may be tired of all the twists and turns the legislation has taken and tempted to just wait for the final verdict ...

BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 42 percent of Chinese who are HIV positive have experiences of stigma and discrimination, says a report published by UNAIDS on Friday.

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.

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 ...

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.

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

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.

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.

(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.

Nov. 24, 2009 -- A potentially dangerous and rapidly spreading strain of the "superbug" MRSA poses a much greater public health threat than previously thought, new research shows.

"Powerlessness. Utter powerlessness. At first I was angry, then I learned to live with it." These are reportedly the words of Belgian man Rom Houben, believed for over 20 years to be in a vegetative state.

Searches for the bird, not the country, experience a massive jump around Thanksgiving and a smaller one around Christmas. By Mark Milian Sorry, Istanbul, we're looking for the bird.