A 16-pound orange tabby 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.

The House approved the rule governing debate of the big health care legislation by a vote of 242 to 192, suggesting but not guaranteeing, that Democrats would have the votes to pass the bill itself later on Saturday.

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 ...

Some AMA members are outraged that the group's trustees made the endorsement without the formal approval of the organization's House of Delegates.

KIEV, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine could delay a January presidential election until May next year if the government fails to control an outbreak of H1N1 flu, a senior official wrote on the respected news Web site Ukrainska Pravda on Friday.

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.

Smokers who switch to a low-tar, light or mild brand of cigarette will not find it easier to quit and in fact may find it harder, researchers reported on Tuesday.

SPRINGDALE - Three weeks to the day that the first shots were given, the Springdale School District will finish its flu vaccination clinics for students on Monday.

Just days after birth, German and French infants' wails mimicked the patterns of their native languages. Researchers believe they started to pick up on the melodies in the third trimester.

As per a ruling by an independent hearing judge today, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has been directed to hike the rates of its supplemental Medicare by no more than 3.8%, a figure much lower than the 36.7% the firm had sought.

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

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.

As cancer surgeons, we witness the fear and anxiety we create when we tell patients that they may have cancer. This fear is understandable, as cancer can be a deadly disease.

FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The Gloucester Pharmaceuticals drug Istodax (romidepsin) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) in people who have tried at least one prior systemic therapy, ...

A doctor and nurse flown by helicopter to one of the state's most hard-to-reach villages gave swine flu shots until 2 am Friday as health officials scrambled to inoculate an entire Alaska community for the first time since the flu scare ...

The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a "dietary supplement" used to promote erections, contains an illegal drug and is potentially dangerous.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 4 (healthday News) -- US health authorities unveiled Wednesday an initiative designed to reduce preventable injuries and deaths caused by misuse of medications.

SEBASTOPOL, Calif. - A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities trying to regulate or ban the drug. This wine country town has welcomed a dispensary as a strong source of tax revenue during the recession.