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The Congressional Budget Office late Monday said it estimates that the federal stimulus package sustained between 600000 and 1.6 million jobs in the third quarter, and raised gross domestic product by 1.2 to 3.2 percentage points ...

With vaccine supplies becoming more plentiful, the Minnesota Department of Health began posting flu-shot clinics online at its website.

JERUSALEM, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The latest figures of Israel's Center for Disease Control showed that only 1.3 percent of residents, or 96772 people, have received the A/H1N1 vaccination, local daily The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday.

Although it may sound counterintuitive, loneliness can spread from one person to another, according to research being released Tuesday that underscores the power of one person's emotions to affect friends, family and neighbors.

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 ...

PROVIDENCE - In his first press conference since Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of the Catholic Diocese of Providence criticized him for disclosing a confidential request to stop receiving Holy Communion because of his stand on moral issues, ...

Two-thirds of fresh broiler chicken purchased in 22 states harbored Salmonella and/or Campylobacter, according a report released by Consumer Reports yesterday.

NEW YORK - CVS Caremark Corp., the operator of more than 7000 US drugstores, was accused by Connecticut of selling expired products, less than a month after the company settled a similar suit with New York.

For young women who have a high risk of breast cancer because of genetic mutations or family history, the radiation from yearly mammograms may make the risk even higher, researchers reported at a radiology conference on Monday.

More California students cast aside their couch potato ways in 2009 and scored better in annual physical fitness tests than in recent years.

(rttnews) - Saudi Arabia has ordered an inquiry into the catastrophic flash-flood following last Wednesday's three-inch rainfall in Jeddah that killed more than 106 people and sparked a rare burst of public outrage against the inability of the city's ...

CHICAGO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - More than half of patients receiving abdominal CT scans, an advanced type of X-ray, got them for tests they did not need, exposing them to excess radiation that could raise the long-term risk of cancer, ...

Nashville's existing convention center could become a 15-story medical trade center buzzing with health-care innovations and brimming with visitors - and steering some business to a new convention ...

Seniors have until the end of the year to switch Medicare drug plans to get a better deal. But many will pass up the chance to save hundreds of dollars a year in prescription costs.

It came in the form of a text message from one of my adult nieces. It wasn't the usual "Happy Whatever" that we have come to expect on these special occasions, but rather a one-line lament: "I don't have a cute little ...

By CYNTHIA mccormick HYANNIS - Cape Cod Hospital plans to sue the state to help make up for $17 million hospital officials say they've lost over the past three years by caring for poor people.

Medical marijuana advocates released a poll Monday they said shows overwhelming support - by a 2-to-1 margin - for licensing and regulating cannabis dispensaries popping up across Colorado.

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.