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More than one million antiviral doses have been drawn from the federal stockpile in recent months, and the number of prescriptions filled by Canadian retail drugstores for Tamiflu and Relenza, the ... As public health officials urge more rapid use of antivirals for H1N1, some experts worry the drugs could become over-prescribed for what is a ...

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Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.

Vaccines are now perhaps seen to be more attractive than drugs. MARIETTA, Pa. - Malaria.

Singer Carrie Underwood arrives at the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year ceremony in Hollywood, Calif.

Dr. Bernadine Healy says the directive would save money but not lives. The recommendation, released last week by an independent panel, recommends that women not routinely undergo mammograms until age 50.

IT HAS been drummed into our culture, quite relentlessly and successfully, that early detection of cancer saves lives.

Hundreds of people in Collin County seized a chance this weekend to get protection against the swine flu.

Nicole Richie is back at home in Los Angeles after receiving hospital treatment for pneumonia.

At least 20 people were indicted on drug selling charges in an operation that reportedly ran from January 2006 to Oct.

Search the fine print of the bill unveiled this week by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and you'll find scores of provisions making winners out of some interest groups and losers of others, from makers of costly biological drugs to insurance company executives.

Tobacco company Philip Morris has been ordered by a Florida jury to pay an ex-smoker a total of $300 million in compensation.

Treatment: Tamiflu helps fight swine flu but some patients have been diagnosed with a resistant strain A strain of swine flu resistant to Tamiflu has spread between patients in a British hospital.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released a report with recommendations reducing the number of pap smears women need to get.

The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the United States, health experts said on Friday.

Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc . said today it expects to collect proceeds of $48.75 million from a new stock offering.

They call it the "Botax." The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other procedures as they search for ways to pay for costly health care overhaul plans.

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.

More H1N1 vaccines are available Thursday to people who live in the Lehigh Valley and South Jersey areas.