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The Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry has made arrangements to obtain 380000 Novel Influenza (A)H1N1 vaccines from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

MECCA - Saudi Arabia's interior minister said Sunday the kingdom hopes not to have to "resort to force" to maintain security for the hajj, in a reference to worries Iranian pilgrims may demonstrate.

Worries that widespread screening for breast and cervical cancers can yield limited benefit and lead to unnecessary harm prompted decisions this week by two medical organizations to recommend less preventive testing.

In the past year, I've communicated with thousands of constituents throughout Colorado's Third Congressional District, many from the Steamboat Springs area.

OSLO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Norwegian health authorities said on Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected.

Those promoting Thursday's Great American Smokeout 2009 have their work cut out for them. That's because cigarette use among Americans, after declining for decades, has remained virtually unchanged for five straight years, ...

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the most sweeping anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years, prohibits employers from hiring or firing based on a person's genetic makeup.

The numbers of county swine flu cases seem to be remaining stable according to information from area providers, said Morgan County Health Department Administrator Lee Fowler.

The necklaces spilling out of plastic bags looked like Mardi Gras beads, but a color-coded chart told a different, less festive story.

The holiday season ignites the spirit of giving. Here is a list of locations where those in need or want can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner: Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo: A free dinner, first-come, ...

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents cast a tie vote on human embryonic stem cell research on Friday, defeating a rare effort to limit such research at a university system beyond what state and federal laws allow.

WASHINGTON - If you're considering Botox to erase frown lines or liposuction to get rid of love handles, you might want to move fast.

Linda Tolkin went for yearly mammograms and conducted self-examinations regularly before she discovered she had Stage 3 breast cancer.

Stefanie Spielman, the wife of former NFL linebacker Chris Spielman, is being remembered this weekend by the football community as a woman who fiercely battled breast cancer until her death Thursday at the age of 42.

THE five Welsh patients with a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu have increased the need for those at risk to be vaccinated, health officials have said.

November 20, 2009 - The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee sent Protein Sciences Corporation back to the drawing board at a hearing yesterday, saying it needed more safety and efficacy data ...

Klondyke Gospel Music Center, 3885 Highway 123 S. between Newton and Ozark, will host Gospel-in-Song of Opp, Nov. 21; Perfect Peace of Alexander City, Nov. 27; Ray Holliday of Palm Bay, Fla.

EL PASO, Texas -- It's one of the most important holiday traditions, visiting Santa at the mall, and telling him what you want for Christmas.