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Photo Courtesy US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Adults ages 25-64 with underlying health conditions are again encouraged to attend the Upper Missouri District Health Unit H1N1 vaccination clinics in Crosby, Watford City, ...

Staying socially connected may be just as important for public health as washing your hands and covering your cough. A new study suggests that feelings of loneliness can spread through social networks like the common cold ...

As debate began in the Senate on healthcare reform following the Thanksgiving recess, the Congressional Budget Office released on November 30 its much-anticipated analysis of the impact on healthcare insurance premiums should the proposed Senate ...

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.

An intervention program called "Early Start Denver Model" emphasizes play therapy for very young children with autism. (CNN) -- Researchers have shown for the first time that if a child is diagnosed with autism as early as 18 ...

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

DUBAI, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The annual Muslim haj pilgrimage has ended without the major flu outbreak feared by some experts and with only five deaths from the H1N1 flu virus out of 73 recorded cases, the Saudi health minister said.

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 ...

Health-care forum panelists, from left, Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Erin Kelly, a medical school student, and Vincent Mor, Department of Community Health chairman, listen to an opening speaker at Brown University on ...

A "Medicare Fraud Strike Force," which started in south Florida, has now expanded across the country to indict more than 300 on fraudulent Medicare billing charges, The Washington Times reports.

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.

Dec. 1, 2009 -- People who exercise regularly tend to stay healthier as they age, and now new research may explain why at a cellular level.

NEW YORK—Connecticut attorney general Richard Blumenthal sued CVS Caremark Corp for allegedly selling expired food, beverages and over-the-counter (OTC) medications, reports Reuters.

As more and more states legalize access to medical marijuana, institutions are sprouting up to teach cannabis cultivation. As more and more states relax medical marijuana laws, a budding industry is taking seed.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Market Center Management Co. on Monday announced plans to build and operate a $250 million Nashville Medical Trade Center on the site of the city's existing convention center.