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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Senate opens debate on a broad healthcare overhaul on Monday with senators seeking an elusive compromise on thorny issues like a government-run insurance plan, abortion coverage and ...

Nov. 30, 2009 -- A new, home-based program for toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that combines behavioral change techniques in a playful environment boosted the children's IQ, language ability, and social interaction ...

Dr. Lauren Smith calls it the “Scarlet F.'' F as in flu. And as this season of swine flu trudges forward - with run-of-the-mill influenza hot on its heels - employers and workers alike are navigating the treacherous terrain of how you ...

A worker at a cannabis dispensary packages medicinal marijuana in this file photo. As states loosen their medical marijuana laws, institutions are looking to educate potential caregivers about how to enter the cannabis industry the ...

Women across the USA have been shocked and angered by new advice to get fewer mammograms. Yet experts have been debating the risks of mammograms and other cancer screenings for more than a decade.

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.

MINA, Saudi Arabia - Five people died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the event is the largest annual gathering in the world and is seen as an ideal incubator for the virus.

Most patients with high blood pressure have a hard time keeping it under control, and a new study suggests they may get better results if a team of a physician and a pharmacist manage their care.

GENEVA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Countries should phase out the use of stavudine, the most common AIDS drug, because of "long-term, irreversible" side-effects in HIV patients including wasting and a nerve disorder, the World Health ...

Cosmetic surgeons performing breast implants, tummy tucks and dermal fillers have come across an unfamiliar foe. And it's not fat, wrinkles or shapeless figures.

(NECN: Ally Donnelly, Wakefield, Mass.) - Many of the students and their parents at a Wakefield, Massachusetts middle school are taking antibiotics as a precaution today.

Philadelphia, Pa. - November 30, 2009 - Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment, is encouraging fans of both the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers to donate blood to the American Red Cross during the company's fourth annual Blood ...

More and more adults and children are getting type 2 diabetes, a condition in which the cells of the body don't use insulin properly.

Nashville will be home to the world's first medical trade center, state and city officials announced today. "Tennessee will be home to an important new concept in the marketing and procurement of medical equipment, technology, and services," Tennessee ...

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She looked like a grandmother. "Do you think that medical marijuana could help reduce my pain enough so I could exercise?" she asked.

The Portland Water Bureau ended its boil water order Sunday and gave westside Portland residents the green light to drink tap water.