C-SPAN Rep. John Shadegg brings the 7-month-old daughter of a staff member to the House floor and speaks on her behalf. Some lawmakers today used live props - infants and young children - to help make their arguments about health care ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take ...

A 16-pound orange cat in Ames, Iowa, did something last month that will now and forevermore have a lot of cat lovers taking care to sneeze into their sleeves.

Maria Lobo, of Brazil, received Communion from the Rev. Greg Staab at St. Francis Chapel at the Prudential Center in Boston. (John Tlumacki/ Globe Staff/ File) By Michael Paulson Houses of worship around the region are continuing to grapple with how to ...

American Medical Association President Dr. James Rohack talks to Hicks Elementary students Thursday about the human heart.  James Rohack is the president of the American Medical Association, which is meeting in Houston through Tuesday ...

An experimental treatment stabilizes two boys with the rare, fatal degenerative disorder known as ALD. Researchers hail the findings, which come on the tail of other gene-therapy successes.

Diabetes is a condition that affects the ability of the body to use glucose (a form of sugar found in foods) for energy. Normally, specialized cells in the pancreas (islet cells) produce a hormone, called insulin.

Nov. 5, 2009 -- Want to quit smoking? Your chances may be better if you don't switch to a "light," "ultra-light," or "low-tar" cigarette before you try.

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said his department sent 6 percent of the city's limited doses of swine flu vaccine to Citigroup Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and other large employers because they ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who regularly get moderate exercise may have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer -- including aggressive, fast-growing tumors, a new study finds.

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota teen who fled the state to avoid chemotherapy has finished his cancer treatment. Daniel Hauser of Sleepy Eye underwent his final radiation session Friday, and his family says the 13-year-old is cancer-free.

(CNN) -- More than 100000 cases of cancer each year are caused by excess body fat, according to a report released Thursday in Washington.

Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield's bid for a 31 percent rate hike for supplemental Medicare insurance hit a road block Friday. An administrative law judge for the state's Office of Financial Insurance Regulation ruled that the Blues can raise the rate ...

FRUITLAND -- After 56 years of service at Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute, the Rev. Dr. John Rymer will retire at the end of the fall quarter.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Human rights activists warned Friday there could be a resurgence of AIDS in Uganda if a proposed new law they say is flawed takes effect in the African nation.

RICHMOND, Va. - The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to US consumers online.

What is the best way to test for H1N1 influenza in the ED? How do I decide which admitted patients need isolation? Rapid tests currently on the market are designed to detect influenza type A, type B, or both.