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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swine flu continues to wane across the United States, but it has killed more than 30 children since the last count, US health officials said on Monday.

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.

RIYADH - Saudi King Abdullah on Monday ordered an inquiry into the catastrophic flash flood in Jeddah last week that killed at least 106 people and sparked a rare burst of public outrage.

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.

As the Senate moves to debate the Senate health care bill, we're seeing another stream of opinion pieces that fall into the broad category of "Oh my God!

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 ...

Dr. Steven Teitelbaum, a surgeon in Santa Monica, Calif., called the proposed tax on cosmetic procedures “cowardly.” Share your thoughts about the health care debate.

sciencedaily (Nov. 30, 2009) - A pet owner knows the enormous joy and comfort that an animal can provide, especially in troubled times.

AP Business By ERICA WERNER AP writer WASHINGTON (AP) - An auto parts employee laid off from his job last year has been able to hang onto his health insurance because the federal government has picked up most of the tab.

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.

A middle school teacher in Wakefield has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. After being informed about the teachers' sickness, nurses and school administrators at the Galvin Middle School identified students and staff who may have had close ...

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.

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 ...