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MINA, Saudi Arabia - Five people died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the event is the largest annual gathering in the world and is seen as an ideal incubator for the virus.

There are more than 17000 Australians now living with the HIV virus, and here are a brave handful. The five reside across Sydney, but they are just like people who are living with HIV in every Australian state.

Women's breasts are not the usual topic of public discourse in Washington, at least not outside the context of a scandal. But for the past few weeks, the question of when women should be screened for ...

Cases of diabetes will soar and the cost of treating the disease will triple, according to a new report. (CNN) -- The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years, ...

SHANGHAI, CHINA (AP) - The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said ...

Kraig Scattarella/The OregonianShoppers rush to buy bottled water at the Safeway store on Southwest Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway in Southwest Portland Saturday.

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.

Greensboro, NC -- The Greensboro Chapter of the American Red Cross and WFMY News 2 are partnering with emergency preparedness and safety agencies to help you be Red Cross Ready!

By Society for Human Resource Management (healthnewsdigest.com)-There is hopeful news for business owners who want to help employees stay safe and healthy and keep their business running until the flu season has passed.

When Paul Carroll lost his job in January, he and his wife, Kate, had a difficult, expensive choice: Do they keep their health insurance through his former employer, even though it would mean bearing the full cost of ...

Forging new path Rev. Linda Lee Snyder, the interim pastor of The First Baptist Church in Attleboro, addresses the worshipers earlier this month.

(11.25.09) Ian Coleman (rolling fa mostly inished biketo his work station for some final touches) has volunteered with the Salvation Army's Christmas Bureau building bicycles for about nine years.

AP The protesters held signs and distributed fliers Friday outside the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's headquarters downtown.