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The authorities in Saudi Arabia have warned people not to stage protests at the Hajj, as more than 2.5 million Muslims prepare for the pilgrimage.

The following are reader-submitted H1N1 questions with answers supplied by Dr. Alissa Ackelson, infectious diseases director of Infection Control, Genesis healthcare System Q: Does UV light kill the H1N1 virus?

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.

PORTLAND, Ore. - At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a "vaporizer" - a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana.

By Sang Tan, AP By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY The momentum of the H1N1 flu outbreak has fallen off, but flu activity is still high and Tamiflu-resistant virus may have begun to spread.

The current wave of swine flu may have peaked in most of the US, but the illness remains widespread and the threat of another wave remains, officials said Friday.

President Obama's vision for making health care in America more effective and efficient collided for the first time last week with the realities and peculiarities of the nation's health-care system.

No matter how much yogurt we eat or kambucha we drink, no matter how much we hear about how bacteria can be beneficial to us, it still can seem creepy that there are up to 1000 species of bacteria and fungi lounging around on our skin at any given ...

(SALEM, Ore.) - "It's a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, dinner rolls and good ole pumpkin pie," says Mike Adams.

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.

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the most sweeping anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years, prohibits employers from hiring or firing based on a person's genetic makeup.

A five alarm fire rips thru an apartment building in Northeast Philadelphia, injuring 19 people, and 3 firefighters. The fire began in the early morning hours, at the Austin Manor Apartments at 7024 Rising Sun Avenue, trapping many residents in their ...

Cincinatti, OH (AHN) - Children prenatally exposed to tobacco smoke and lead are at a significant risk of developing attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to a recent study.

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

Knowing that Stefanie Spielman's battle with cancer was down to its final days, we sorted through dozens of Dispatch photographs, looking for a portrait that captured the essence of the courageous woman.

State and local health officials have reported the first H1N1-related death in Logan County. The man, who was in his 50s, had few underlying medical conditions, local infectious disease ...

Hand-washing is one of the most important steps you can take to try to keep from getting H1N1, experts agree. (CBS) (CBS) Every holiday season, millions of Americans travel through the nation's airports, seaports, and train stations to spend time with ...

A piece of the proposed Senate health reform bill could levy a tax on elective cosmetic procedures—and plastic surgeons are not happy about it, the Associated Press reports.