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Children with asthma are at greater risk to develop serious symptoms from H1N1 flu than from seasonal flu, according to a new study.

As the number of people with mental illness going without care in North Carolina continues to rise, there's been a recent shift in how the state will be provisioning those services.

Preventing disease is the goal of every health care provider and fortunately every year, new vaccines are being added to assist in disease prevention.

Your health care provider can be one of your biggest allies on the road to recovery, so having a good relationship with your physician is a major "plus" for your health.

POSTED: Monday, November 23rd, 2009 --- 6:15 p.m. There are new guidelines listing for who should be the first to get the H1N1 flu vaccine when it's available.

People who meet 'high risk' requirements but can't get a swine flu vaccination through a private health care provider can try to get one of the roughly 18,000 remaining doses the county is set to give at three clinics on Monday.

If you smoke don't plan on getting a job with one health care provider in central Pennsylvania next year.

Santa Clara County is planning another public vaccination clinic Saturday, offering H1N1 shots to people in high-risk groups who aren't able to get one through a health provider.

" In a move to provide more information to Illinoisans trying to decide where to receive medical care, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr.

The latest H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinic schedules ... Pandemic Flu H1N1 vaccine will be available to the following priority groups: Pregnant women Persons 6 months through 24 years of age Persons 25 years through 64 years of age with chronic medical conditions Caregivers of infants younger than 6 months of age Saturday, November 21 9:00 am - 3:00 pm ...

NCI appreciates the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's careful review and analysis of the evidence regarding breast cancer screening for women at average risk.

Antiviral medications can sometimes help lessen influenza symptoms, but require a prescription.

Senator Chris Buttars vows to introduce a transparency bill to the legislative session this year that would challenge IHC's non-profit-status. The Utah Coalition for Patient and Physician Rights showed a documentary teaser prior to Buttars that targets Intermountain Healthcare for its "aggressive collection practices and smothering of the ...

Who Should Get the Shot? What about the Nasal Spray Flu Mist? Click the headline above for total WBEN.com coverage, including answers from the CDC.

Health insurers still plan to cover annual mammograms for women 40 and older, at least for now, although a federal panel of doctors recommended against screening.

Jefferson County Health Department reports the first H1N1 influenza related death in a Jefferson County adult resident with underlying health conditions that put them at risk of complications from influenza.

The Department of Health Services announced health care is available for uninsured Wisconsin residents who are experiencing influenza-like symptoms.

Since August 2009, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has worked with more than 60 academic research centers to enroll thousands of volunteers in H1N1 vaccine trials.

A U.S study, published this month in the Journal of bone & Joint Surgery, revealed that aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce hip fracture rates by 25%. About 650,000 men and women were followed in Kaiser Permanente Through targeting people at risk, ensuring they get bone density screening, appropriate medications and ...

By ANNA TONG Sacramento Bee A video of a cheerleader supposedly crippled after getting the H1N1 flu vaccine has received almost a million hits on the Internet.