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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 ...

The number of aging baby boomers diagnosed with diabetes will nearly double in the next 25 years, says a new study, and spending on treatment may triple over the same period.

Until a few months ago, neither Hampton nor his 4-year-old daughter, Jasene, had health insurance. Recently, Hampton applied for and received health insurance through the State Children's Health Insurance ...

The US Preventative Services Task Force issued a recommendation that women 40 and younger should simply talk to their doctors about the benefits and risks of having a mammogram.

A deluge of uninsured patients may swamp the health care system in the wake of the end of federally subsidized benefits for the uninsured.

By lupinaccim@aol.com (Maria), 2 Political Junkies They'll be a protest today at UPMC headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh to demand that Braddock Hospital stay open.

CORDELE - When the Red Cross bloodmobile visits here next week, staff will be asking volunteer donors, “why do you give?” Cordele's monthly blood drive is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 1 to 6 pm at the Community Clubhouse.

services: Mt. Carmel Christian Church, Walters, services are Sunday school at 10 am, worship at 11 am For more information, call 619-4376.

Belgium's Rom Houben uses his touchscreen and assistance of his speech therapist Linda Wouters, left, to communicate during an interview in Zolder, Belgium, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.

Thanks to the “brilliant” idea by area musician, Curt Boettcher, a group of Wasecans is holding its first ever holiday concert to benefit the Waseca County chapter of the American Red Cross.

Dispatchers say Florence Tkack's body was found in the Big Sandy River at 11:40 am this morning. Lawrence County, Ky -- Harold Slone, Director of Emergency Management, says the body of Florence Tkack was found about a quarter of a mile from where Tkack ...

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.

Be sure to get in a little Turkey Trotting over the holiday weekend. As we start the Holiday Eating Season, you will want to move more to keep from packing on the pounds.

COLUMBIA - State officials urge Missourians to make sure their furnaces are working properly and not releasing carbon monoxide into their homes.