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There will be an H1N1 flu vaccination community clinic held Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 5 to 8 pm at the Flandreau Community Center at 802 W. Community Dr.

Despite the way it feels, loneliness often has nothing to do with being alone. For some people, feelings of isolation are sharpest during times that are in fact defined by togetherness - celebrations or the holidays ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Millions of unemployed US workers face sharply higher health insurance premiums and loss of coverage as temporary federal subsidies expire, a healthcare advocacy group said on Tuesday.

Just in case you weren't panicking enough over the swine flu, it turns out that the virus that causes it, H1N1, can make dogs, cats and ferrets sick, too.

TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Mammograms may actually boost the risk of breast cancer in some high-risk women, a new study suggests.

MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News)—A special, intensive early intervention program for toddlers with autism succeeded in boosting IQ along with children's language and social skills, a new study shows.

The bad news from a new study is that two thirds of store-bought chicken was found to be contaminated with potentially harmful bacteria.

Saudi Arabia has ordered an inquiry into flash floods last week that killed more than 100 people, according to the state news agency.

Nov. 30, 2009 (Chicago) -- Weekend warriors, take note: Too much exercise may place you at risk for arthritis. A new study shows that middle-aged men and women who engage in high levels of physical activity -- at home and at work as ...

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, ...

MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- People born in the "stroke belt" of the southern United States have a lifelong higher risk of dying of stroke than others, even if they live elsewhere later, a new study shows.

A new study in the journal Circulation, shows that vigorous exercise may be inducing a natural anti-aging effect that goes right down to our DNA.

"Despite the considerable efforts of Congress and the president to pass health insurance reform, the public remains reluctant to endorse that goal," Gallup says.

By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, medpage Today Explain that adding elastography to breast ultrasound correctly identified 98% of cancerous lesions and 78% of those that weren't cancerous in a trial of about 200 patients.

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 ...

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.

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