Health officials say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients.

This city did not wait for Washington's health care overhaul. Most uninsured adults here are already reaping the benefits of a government-run health care program - seeing doctors, filling prescriptions, and getting surgeries they could not otherwise afford.

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.

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There are ways to indulge in the spirit of the holidays without adding a pound or feeling deprived.

Healthy children aged under five are to be given the swine flu jab. Currently people in priority groups - including young children with asthma or diabetes - are being vaccinated.

Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu.

Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms - have failed to contain the disease.

The thought of kids with runny noses sitting in Santa's lap sharing their deepest desires and germs this holiday season isn't eliciting the usual "Ho, ho, ho!" It's more of an "Oh, no, no!" As in, "Oh no, don't give Santa swine flu". Santas everywhere are saying they should be first in line to get the H1N1 vaccine.

Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor this week would extend coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans at a cost of $849 billion over a decade, a Democratic leadership aide said Wednesday, citing a report from congressional budget experts.

Federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday.

"I thought, 'It's a nodule, I'm a guy, I don't think it's anything more than that,'" he said.

Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many of the nation's Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine not just to protect themselves, but also the millions of children who will come visit this holiday season.

More than $98 billion in taxpayer dollars spent by government agencies was wasted, much of it on questionable claims for tax credits and Medicare benefits, representing an increase of $26 billion from the previous year.

A Brown County judge has closed the case on a teenager whom the court forced to undergo chemotherapy against his family's wishes.

Adverse reactions seen in 36 Canadians after H1N1 shot: official Public health officer Dr.

Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular heartburn medication can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke.

A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a lawsuit accusing television personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck of plagiarism.

What is the fever that is associated with the H1N1 flu? Is it a low-grade fever around 100-101 or a higher temperature?

A digital mammogram machine. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued new mammography guidelines on Monday.