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TRIAGE Young children, here playing near where swine flu shots will be given in Texas, are one of the high-risk groups. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

Boston (DbTechNo) - The swine flu virus has killed 4 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia who were taking part in the annual Mecca pilgrimage.

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Those promoting Thursday's Great American Smokeout 2009 have their work cut out for them. That's because cigarette use among Americans, after declining for decades, has remained virtually unchanged for five straight years, ...

Worries that widespread screening for breast and cervical cancers can yield limited benefit and lead to unnecessary harm prompted decisions this week by two medical organizations to recommend less preventive testing.

In what can be considered the first all-encompassing workplace protection since the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) - an anti-discrimination law that bans discrimination of workers on the ...

Each bill requires people to buy insurance or pay a penalty -- $750 by 2016 in the Senate bill and 2.5 percent of income in the House bill.

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents cast a tie vote on human embryonic stem cell research on Friday, defeating a rare effort to limit such research at a university system beyond what state and federal laws allow.

Linda Tolkin went for yearly mammograms and conducted self-examinations regularly before she discovered she had Stage 3 breast cancer.

Children and youths are especially hard-hit by swine flu. It is important to watch for danger signs, as the onset of respiratory failure can be swift.

This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Bret Baier" from November 19, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

Health officials say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients. Five patients on a unit treating people with severe underlying health conditions at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, ...

A group of people waiting to share a holiday meal began gathering by the church as volunteers inside prepared to open the doors. Helpers arranged the pumpkin pie and the proud cooks stood ready ...

PLYMOUTH, Mass. - By the time the "sweet pudding of native corn" makes its appearance, delivered by period-costumed servers in brightly colored, flowing wool skirts and breeches, there could be little doubt as to how a ...

Lily Navitskas lined up with a couple of thousand other Dallas County residents to receive the H1N1 vaccination at a free county-run clinic Saturday.

The necklaces spilling out of plastic bags looked like Mardi Gras beads, but a color-coded chart told a different, less festive story.

WASHINGTON - If you're considering Botox to erase frown lines or liposuction to get rid of love handles, you might want to move fast.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Ohio State football players and coaches paid a special tribute to Stefanie Spielman during their annual clash against Michigan on Saturday.