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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, ...

by Tina Redlup on November 26, 2009 World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 is intended to draw together people from around the world to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic, according to the World Health ...

As the Senate weighs a 2074-page health care "reform" bill, supporters of a government option for medical coverage consider this the finest federal initiative since the Emancipation Proclamation.

There's little debate about screening women ages 50 to 74. So why do so many slip through the cracks? By Katherine Hobson The recent brouhaha over breast cancer screening is about recommendations—what different experts say women of different ages ...

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- As H1N1 cases are rising, so are bacterial pneumonia cases, health officials are finding. They're seeing an increase in flu complications leading to pneumonia.

People listen with their skin, not just their ears. Air puffs delivered to volunteers' hands or necks at critical times alter their ability, for better or worse, to hear certain speech sounds, a new study finds.

BRUSSELS - Rom Houben's mother remembers her son's amazement when he finally started communicating again after spending 23 years locked in a paralyzed body that was misdiagnosed as vegetative.

One was a middle-aged man who refused to get into the shower. The other was a teenager who was afraid to get out. Karen Quintal, with a Leksell frame screwed into her skull before surgery for a tumor.

By Sue-Lyn Erbeck Special to the Tribune Bluesy riffs and jazzy notes offer a soothing counterpoint to the bustle within Chicago's airport terminals.

PASCASGOULA, MS (WLOX) - The Southeast Chapter of the American Red Cross has come up with an alternative way to give gifts this holiday season.

AP Breaking News Video BY ALEX DOTY In the spirit of the giving season, area residents and even Grand Haven city employees flocked to the Grand Haven Community Center Wednesday to donate their blood to the American Red Cross.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced the deaths of two people who were infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.

AP - November 26, 2009 11:24 AM ET ATLANTA (AP) - The largest 1-day sit-down dinner and meals on wheels operation in the country is heading into its 40th anniversary this year amid a rise in need and a decline in donations.

A Spare the Air alert has been issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for the full 24 hours of the holiday. The ban covers Santa Clara, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa and southern Sonoma and southwestern ...

Having recently been reminded by the state to adhere to guidelines for vaccine prioritization, the Board of Health will hold an appointment-only swine flu clinic Dec. 5 for town children ages 3 to 18.

Searches for the bird, not the country, experience a massive jump around Thanksgiving and a smaller one around Christmas. By Mark Milian Sorry, Istanbul, we're looking for the bird.