A Texas woman who lived near a popular border crossing was confirmed as the first U.S. resident and the second person outside Mexico to die after contracting swine flu.
The World Health Organisation raised its flu alert Wednesday signalling a swine flu pandemic is "imminent" as a toddler in the United States became the first to die of the disease outside of Mexico.
The World Health Organization warned Wednesday the swine flu outbreak is moving closer to becoming a pandemic, as the United States reported the first death outside of Mexico.
The World Health Organization says countries need to prepare themselves for the possibility of a pandemic from swine flu, saying there is too much uncertainty about what direction the infection might take.
Although officials say the flu strain that sickened 8 NY high school students is the same strain as the one found in Mexico, Gov. David Paterson says the HHS public health emergency is not cause for alarm.
Elderly Americans are learning to defend themselves. Luckily for them, a certain martial art makes a weapon out of something that they usually have at hand - a walking stick. The benefits of cane-fu for the elderly are two fold, combining self-defense and exercize.
Authorities took a woman to a Broward mental health facility for evaluation after she was caught injecting foul-smelling liquid into baby food in a supermarket.
A 16-year-old boy infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus has died in central China, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday, the country's third fatality from the disease this month.
When you\u2019re exposed to sub-zero wind chills, frostbite becomes a big concern. It only takes a few minutes for exposed skin to become frostbitten in extreme cold. So its important to take precautions.
A woman in eastern China has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Health Ministry said, the second death from the virus this year as the country's biggest festive season approaches and contact with poultry increases.
Federal health authorities on Saturday urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.
The number of deaths of premature babies has been dramatically cut in one UK hospital by using simple plastic food bags and gel packs used for sports activities.
Four more people are headed to trial in connection to China's tainted milk scandal that killed at least six babies, and sickened hundreds of thousands of others. The milk was tainted with the industrial chemical melamine. (Dec. 29)
State Health Commissioner Richard Daines has become the point man for one of the more controversial of Gov. David Paterson's revenue-generating budget proposals: The so-called "fat tax" - an 18 percent levy on sugary drinks like non-diet soda.
The latest figures from the World Health Organization show a jump of nearly 200 cholera deaths. Zimbabwe's government says the disease is under control but aid agencies gear a growing crisis.
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An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his doctors said. (Nov. 13)
At least 12 countries, from Indonesia to Colombia, have banned Chinese dairy products amid fears over a widening tainted milk scandal that has killed four Chinese babies and sickened thousands of others. (Sept. 24)
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A Texas woman who lived near a popular border crossing was confirmed as the first U.S. resident and the second person outside Mexico to die after contracting swine flu.
A woman has the first face transplant in the US, five years after being shot.
The World Health Organisation raised its flu alert Wednesday signalling a swine flu pandemic is "imminent" as a toddler in the United States became the first to die of the disease outside of Mexico.
The World Health Organization warned Wednesday the swine flu outbreak is moving closer to becoming a pandemic, as the United States reported the first death outside of Mexico.
The World Health Organization says countries need to prepare themselves for the possibility of a pandemic from swine flu, saying there is too much uncertainty about what direction the infection might take.
Although officials say the flu strain that sickened 8 NY high school students is the same strain as the one found in Mexico, Gov. David Paterson says the HHS public health emergency is not cause for alarm. 
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Elderly Americans are learning to defend themselves. Luckily for them, a certain martial art makes a weapon out of something that they usually have at hand - a walking stick. The benefits of cane-fu for the elderly are two fold, combining self-defense and exercize.
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Authorities took a woman to a Broward mental health facility for evaluation after she was caught injecting foul-smelling liquid into baby food in a supermarket.
A 20-year-old Brazilian model whose feet and hands were amputated following a drug-resistant infection has died, health officials said.
A 16-year-old boy infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus has died in central China, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday, the country's third fatality from the disease this month.
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When you\u2019re exposed to sub-zero wind chills, frostbite becomes a big concern. It only takes a few minutes for exposed skin to become frostbitten in extreme cold. So its important to take precautions.
A woman in eastern China has died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu, the Health Ministry said, the second death from the virus this year as the country's biggest festive season approaches and contact with poultry increases.
Federal health authorities on Saturday urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.
The number of deaths of premature babies has been dramatically cut in one UK hospital by using simple plastic food bags and gel packs used for sports activities.
Four more people are headed to trial in connection to China's tainted milk scandal that killed at least six babies, and sickened hundreds of thousands of others. The milk was tainted with the industrial chemical melamine. (Dec. 29)
State Health Commissioner Richard Daines has become the point man for one of the more controversial of Gov. David Paterson's revenue-generating budget proposals: The so-called "fat tax" - an 18 percent levy on sugary drinks like non-diet soda.
Jessica Polmann, now 18, has been clean for five months. 
The latest figures from the World Health Organization show a jump of nearly 200 cholera deaths. Zimbabwe's government says the disease is under control but aid agencies gear a growing crisis.
A new study links fertility drugs that modulate hormones in women with increased risk of cancer but more study is needed, Dr. Holly Phillips tells Maggie Rodriguez. 
Liquid bone that flows like toothpaste and cancer diagnosis at the speed of light are just some of the latest innovations expected to revolutionize medical treatment. (Dec. 5)
Medical insurance companies often rank the quality of doctors for patients to view on the internet. But it remains unclear how the ratings are determined. Dr. Sanjay Gupta investigates. 
Have a pacemaker or an implanted defibrillator? A study finds that some headphones can interfere with heart devices if held very close to them. (Nov. 9)
An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his doctors said. (Nov. 13)
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At least 12 countries, from Indonesia to Colombia, have banned Chinese dairy products amid fears over a widening tainted milk scandal that has killed four Chinese babies and sickened thousands of others. (Sept. 24)
The number of children sickened by dairy products in China has now grown to nearly 53,000. The milk scare is also blamed for four deaths. (Sept. 22)