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The number of new HIV infections may be declining, but the battle is far from over. "The articles in our issue demonstrate that the US and other leading donor nations can take crucial steps now to shape the extent of the pandemic and to dramatically ...

Lots of people are wondering, ever since the low-profile, government-convened panel issued new guidelines saying most women don't need to get mammograms until age 50.

Heavy rainstorms have hampered the start of the annual Muslim pilgrimage, the Hajj, in the Saudi city of Mecca. The authorities have warned pilgrims to take care in the rain at the event, which usually attracts about two million Muslims from around the ...

I've seen a lot of interviews with doctors who complain about the problems associated with trying to get the private health insurance companies to cover the care that their patients need.

Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Canada is still investigating an unusually high rate of a side effect known as anaphylaxis from a batch of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's swine flu vaccine, health officials said today.

It is possible to contract the H1N1 virus twice, a West Virginia doctor learned the hard way, Charleston's Daily Mail reported.

Members also signal that they may cap dispensaries to between 70 and 200. The council plows through 50 proposed changes to its medical marijuana ordinance.

Two local consumer watch groups are warning holiday shoppers to be cautious in buying toys and electronics. The Maryland Public Interest Research Group warned this week that some toys pose choking hazards, contain dangerous substances or are ...

It's the first in the US for pharmaceutical company Novartis and the first in the nation to make flu vaccine from cells instead of eggs.

They say New York's a gentler, safer city nowadays, but it's not any less confusing - especially to a 13-year-old runaway.

Numerous churches and organizations are reaching out with free meals for those in need of food or company on Thanksgiving. The volunteer-staffed meals include: Christ the Rock Community Church in Menasha will sponsor a free Thanksgiving Day meal from ...

Nov. 24, 2009 -- A potentially dangerous and rapidly spreading strain of the "superbug" MRSA poses a much greater public health threat than previously thought, new research shows.

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Older adults who had chronic musculoskeletal pain in two or more places, higher levels of severe pain and/or pain that interfered with their daily activities were more likely to fall than adults who didn't have those types of pain, ...

A Pennsylvania state court ruled in favor yesterday of an Illinois woman who claimed that hormone therapy drugs she had taken gave her breast cancer.

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Millions of Thanksgiving turkeys will be eaten this year. But the American Dietetic Association (ADA) says it might be a good idea to cut back on the meat.

Although Merck (MRK) is aiming to close the Vioxx chapter, it is far from over. The company's long list of cases is still pending.