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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is outraged that a Richmond, B.C. acupuncturist was able to allegedly defraud the province's Medical Services Plan for years.

The McComb Board of Selectmen has voted down a proposed ordinance that would ban smoking in all public workplaces in the city.

May 8, 2013 - Now that the federal government is building health insurance Marketplaces in 34 states, the question is: Will customers come? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , the government division overseeing the roll out of the new Marketplaces, is getting ready.

An man smokes a cigarette as he takes a break at a fruit market in Hyderabad, India.

THE community in Thorpe Bay have rallied round an inspirational mum undergoing treatment for cancer to raise more than A 11,000 for Southend Hospital .

A survey by market research company YouGov reveals seven out of 10 British women would have the procedure if tests showed they had a high chance of developing breast cancer.

Illinois lawmakers agreed to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Friday under a plan that's being billed as the strictest in the nation among states that have authorized the drug's medicinal use, though it was unclear whether the Democratic governor plans to sign it.

The former CEO of Tuesday Morning has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the discount retailer, saying she was fired just months after revealing she had breast cancer.

A new virus in the same family as SARS -- found for the first time in humans in recent months -- has infected 40 people, most of them in the Middle East.

Less cancer treatment may be better, and being in good physical shape may help keep cancer away, according to the latest research being presented at the largest convergence of cancer experts worldwide.

Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center that specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-competent care, announced Tuesday it will be offering meningitis vaccinations to people who are not current patients due to increased demand.

Reducing salt consumption below the currently recommended 2,300 milligrams -- about 1 1/2 teaspoons-- per day maybe unnecessary, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine.

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains.

El Salvador's Supreme Court heard opening arguments Wednesday in a landmark abortion case in which a woman suffering from kidney failure and lupus has not been allowed to terminate a pregnancy in which the fetus is given no chance of surviving.

We think of malaria as a disease that infects more than 200 million people a year, with transmission happening through mosquito bites.

Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer -- strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday.

A deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, health officials said Wednesday.

This undated image made available by the Oregon Health & Science University in May 2013 shows a stem cell colony developed from cloned human embryos.

The Senate has confirmed a former nurse to run Medicare and other government health insurance programs with a combined budget that surpasses the Pentagon's. Marilyn Tavenner's confirmation Wednesday puts her in charge of Medicare, Medicaid, children's health insurance and the rollout of President Barack Obama's health care law.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new injectable drug that uses radiation to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones.