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Charlie Lamb was barely two years old when he was diagnosed with autism. His mother, Susan, had been convinced for months that "something was not right" with her second child.

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 ...

As the Senate moves to debate the Senate health care bill, we're seeing another stream of opinion pieces that fall into the broad category of "Oh my God!

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.

The most widespread antiretroviral drug, Stavudine, should be phased out due to concerns over “long-term, irreversible” side effects in HIV patients that include wasting and a nerve disorder, according to the World Health Organization.

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 ...

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that leaders in Washington are studying South Florida and its highest-in-the-nation rate of Medicare fraud for "lessons on how to stem Medicare fraud to help pay for a health care overhaul.

Wakefield (WBZ Newsroom) -- A middle school teacher in Wakefield has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. After getting word about the teacher at the Galvin Middle School, nurses and school administrators identified students and staff who may have ...

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.

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 ...

The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double over the next 25 years, while the cost of care will almost triple, as patients live longer and develop more of the disease's long-term complications, a new analysis said.

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 ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - After casting a crucial vote on the health debate, US Sen. Blanche Lincoln didn't return to the break she may have wanted when she came home to Arkansas.

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.

The first of thousands of unemployed Rhode Islanders will lose a federal stimulus subsidy tomorrow that has helped them afford temporary health insurance.