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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.

MECCA - Saudi Arabia's interior minister said Sunday the kingdom hopes not to have to "resort to force" to maintain security for the hajj, in a reference to worries Iranian pilgrims may demonstrate.

In the past year, I've communicated with thousands of constituents throughout Colorado's Third Congressional District, many from the Steamboat Springs area.

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- For the third time this month, the New York City Department of Health will conduct H1N1 vaccination clinics in all five boroughs on Sunday, November 22.

Nov. 20, 2009 -- Less than a week after a government task force announced controversial recommendations for breast cancer screening, a doctor's group is recommending big changes in cervical cancer screening.

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, ...

AP PHILADELPHIA - Officials say more than a dozen people are hurt and many more are homeless after a blaze at a northeastern Philadelphia apartment complex.

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.

The holiday season ignites the spirit of giving. Here is a list of locations where those in need or want can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner: Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo: A free dinner, first-come, ...

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

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

Earlier in the week I downloaded a quiz on the Pilgrims and gave it to a few of our students who are here for treatment at Red Rock Canyon School.

In a new wrinkle, the Senate health-reform legislation unveiled Wednesday aims to tax people who get cosmetic medical procedures, putting fresh pressure on an industry already nicked by the economic downturn.

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

THE five Welsh patients with a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu have increased the need for those at risk to be vaccinated, health officials have said.

The first US trials of a spray-on anesthetic for the penis showed that it increased the time to ejaculation nearly fivefold, providing the first good solution for premature ejaculation, researchers reported Thursday.