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The shortage of doses has led to confrontations with patients who insist on getting it when they find their doctor has some. By Marc Siegel The Unreal World With the unanticipated shortage of the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine, my life as a practicing ...

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.

Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are being invited this weekend and next to remember and demonstrate support for people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS through a worship ...

Women's breasts are not the usual topic of public discourse in Washington, at least not outside the context of a scandal. But for the past few weeks, the question of when women should be screened for ...

You wouldn't buy a second car when one would do. Nor an extra airplane ticket when you're traveling solo. But if your son topples from his skateboard and breaks an arm, ...

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 ...

DNA testing of the bacteria found in a Portland drinking-water reservoir might point to the source of contamination. But whether the contamination caused illnesses in people may never be known, health experts said ...

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

While the need for blood tends to rise during the holiday season, donations tend to fall. That's a paradox the the American Red Cross has been hoping to overcome, as it has held a ...

Here's how to participate in the Post-Tribune's Empty Stocking Fund collection drive, which helps low-income families through the local Boys & Girls Clubs.

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 ...

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.

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