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GENEVA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation, which has been stressing the safety and importance of H1N1 shots, on Monday had its own staff vaccinated against the pandemic virus.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Senate opens debate on a broad healthcare overhaul on Monday with senators seeking an elusive compromise on thorny issues like a government-run insurance plan, abortion coverage and ...

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 ...

Women across the USA have been shocked and angered by new advice to get fewer mammograms. Yet experts have been debating the risks of mammograms and other cancer screenings for more than a decade.

A worker at a cannabis dispensary packages medicinal marijuana in this file photo. As states loosen their medical marijuana laws, institutions are looking to educate potential caregivers about how to enter the cannabis industry the ...

After flooding in Jeddah killed more than 100 people, Saudi Arabians have flocked to Facebook to press the government for better drainage.

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.

Consumer Reports tested nearly 400 store-bought broilers last spring and published the disturbing results this morning. Two-thirds of the chickens tested positive for salmonella and/or campylobacter, the leading bacterial causes of food-borne illness.

With a signed consent form in hand, students kindergarten trough nine years old were given the H1N1 nasal mist vaccine on campus. “This is a service for the community.

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.

Cosmetic surgeons performing breast implants, tummy tucks and dermal fillers have come across an unfamiliar foe. And it's not fat, wrinkles or shapeless figures.

(NECN: Ally Donnelly, Wakefield, Mass.) - Many of the students and their parents at a Wakefield, Massachusetts middle school are taking antibiotics as a precaution today.

A Dallas-based company has struck a long-term deal to move into and expand the Nashville Convention Center to house a medical trade center showcasing health care gadgets and products, ...

Philadelphia, Pa. - November 30, 2009 - Comcast-Spectacor, the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment, is encouraging fans of both the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers to donate blood to the American Red Cross during the company's fourth annual Blood ...

More and more adults and children are getting type 2 diabetes, a condition in which the cells of the body don't use insulin properly.

If you lose your job (God forbid), you can keep your health insurance for a while through a federal program called Cobra. There's a catch, though: Because your employer is no longer chipping in, your premiums may go way up.

She looked like a grandmother. "Do you think that medical marijuana could help reduce my pain enough so I could exercise?" she asked.

The Portland Water Bureau ended its boil water order Sunday and gave westside Portland residents the green light to drink tap water.