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The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak across much of the globe, health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.
Starting next year an extra 6.3 million children worldwide will have the chance to feel that pinch and get vaccinated against some of the world's deadliest illnesses.
An artificial sweetener that's been shown to help people shed unwanted pounds may also lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels in people with mild or borderline high blood pressure, Chinese researchers report.
Dr. Marie Savard says changing cervical cancer screening recs is a welcome step.
Cancer - Cervical cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Gynecologic
The new guidelines on breast cancer screening have instantly ignited an emotionally charged firestorm among physicians across the country.
A doctor's group is recommending big changes in cervical cancer screening, affecting who gets tested and how often.
AP - Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.
New screening guidelines have stirred controversy, but the debate is not new.Mammography - Health - Social Sciences - Public Speaking - Communication
Your chances of getting inoculated against America's worst pandemic since the 1918 flu improve greatly depending on where you live.
AP - Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.
With daily reminders, people may be more apt to protect their skin
1 in 4 thinks it's as short as 34 weeks, potentially adding to preemie delivery rate, experts say
Epidemic experts have launched an investigation of four Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cases at Duke University Medical Center to ...
This wave of the H1N1 swine flu may have peaked. New cases are declining in most of the U.S., although deaths and hospitalizations are still rising.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country.
A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.
To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question.
Hot lines, online groups and organizations that charge fees on a sliding scale are options for finding help.
Hot lines, online groups and organizations that charge fees on a sliding scale are options for finding help.
Canadian study finds more severe cases than with seasonal flu
But, flu activity remains high and is expected to continue, CDC says
Scientists in Norway announced Friday they had detected a mutated form of the swine flu virus in two patients who died of the flu and a third who was severely ill, the most recent report of mutations in the virus that are being watched closely for any change that could make it more dangerous.
Many areas see flu levels decline, but the CDC warns it may not be over yet.Health - Influenza - Infectious disease - Conditions and Diseases - Viral
JETERSVILLE, VA. -- On Wednesday, Oct. 7, 6-year-old Heaven Skyler Wilson dragged herself off the school bus that dropped her in front of her home on a rural road in Jetersville, just south of Richmond. The little girl, who had never had so much as an ear infection in her life, was pale and fever...
The Senate majority leader's deep personal involvement in assembling the overhaul of the health care system has led the measure to the brink of a historic Senate debate.
The Senate majority leader's deep personal involvement in assembling the overhaul of the health care system has led the measure to the brink of a historic Senate debate.
Senator Harry Reid scheduled the first crucial procedural vote on the major health care legislation for Saturday, after what is expected to be two marathon days of debate.
Senator Harry Reid scheduled the first crucial procedural vote on the major health care legislation for Saturday, after what is expected to be two marathon days of debate.
A new study shows that just looking at a picture of a loved one can help reduce pain.
On the heels of the mammogram mess, women now given guidelines on pap smears.Health - Women's Health - Pelvic Exams and Pap Tests - Women - People
You know what the flu looks like, don't you? Fever, aches and pain, sometimes an upset stomach. But an estimated 10 to 50 percent of H1N1 flu cases are showing up without fever -- long thought of as the flu's defining feature.
Norwegian health authorities said 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.
Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.
Dozens of people shared stories of losing loved ones to suicide on CNN.com's iReport. They're part of a growing movement that openly speaks out about the experience, despite the stigma.
The new mammogram recommendations out earlier this week caused quite an uproar. Now comes another change in screening tests for women -- this one for cervical cancer.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday....
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) -- Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist....
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Fallout continues from the summer controversy over the University of Notre Dame awarding an honorary degree to President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights....
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A former smoker in Fort Lauderdale is speaking out about her $300 million verdict against Philip Morris.
AP - When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.
Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.
Researchers at the University of Leeds discover a type of protein which may play a part in causing "mad cow disease".
New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended.
New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended.
Olivia Newton-John, Jaclyn Smith, and Sheryl Crow oppose new recommendations.Sheryl Crow - Olivia Newton-John - Conditions and Diseases - Cancer - Health
Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that is enough ...
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