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The 15-member delegation led by U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice plans to meet with senior Haitian officials, tour the future site of a job-generating industrial park and visit a police academy in the capital.

Nuts are good - but in moderation, and hold the salt. As for beer, forget the low-carb versions.

It's hard to watch and hear as a baby screams in pain. The sounds are distinctive to neonatal nurses and doctors alike.

The Republican congresswoman who wants to represent the San Gorgonio Pass is scheduled to discuss the death of Whitney Houston on CNN on Tuesday morning.

Toppling television sets almost seems epidemic in the Chicago area after five TVs crushed toddlers in recent months.

First lady Michelle Obama says there's been real progress on providing healthier eating and activity choices for our children.

I grew up in Batavia, N.Y., about ten miles down the road from the small town of LeRoy.

Sales From Exclusive Amazon e-Book Thrillers Used To Fight Growing Epidemic of International Child Abduction: Kindle Users Make Big Contribution To Help Protect Children Highly acclaimed author Peter Thomas Senese is very serious about making a substantial impact for children and parents who are targeted for international child abduction.

Winter got you singing the blues? Cold weather has you in your dark grey/black/navy wardrobe slump, we understand.

A government veterinarian worker sprays anti-bird flu disinfectant over birds and fowls at Medan city market in North Sumatra province.

The media coverage surrounding Whitney Houston's death is appalling and horrific.

The small New York town of LeRoy has had its fair share of news coverage lately following the unexplained "twitching disorder" of several residents.

The Walking Dead returns tomorrow night in the wake of a moral dilemma: Should zombies be killed on sight, or quarantined as sick humans? We look at some of the issues surrounding zombie murder, and want to hear what you think about the ethics of killing these infection-spreading cannibals.

As Thailand's tourism industry gets set to soar again, a regional meeting on the global AIDS pandemic organised here last week has refocused attention on a rarely discussed subject: the extent to which Thailand's nightlife and entertainment industry contributes to the global spread of HIV/AIDS. Although the Thai tourism industry robustly touts its ... (more)

Baek Kim and Waaqo Daddacha in Kim's laboratory. Their ability to make precise measurements of DNA's building blocks helped them discover why HIV-1 does not infect certain white blood cells.

Angered by a horde of reactionary, women-hating, chastity obsessed right-wingers who huddled and spewed venom this week at the Conservative Political Action Conference , spouting pseudo-pious obscenities bewailing "contraception" as if it is a communist plot against America.

Over 10% of the world population is obese, double than in 1980, according to a series of studies published in the latest medical journal called The Lancet.

It's like the voice-over to a movie trailer: One of the most dangerous viruses ever known may soon be set free.

Known to contribute to many well-known chronic health issues, such as heart attack, stroke, some cancers, orthopedic deterioration, failing energy levels and diabetes -- with many health professionals describing the rise in diabetes as an "epidemic" -- Dr.

CHICHIGALPA, Nicaragua - Jesus Ignacio Flores started working when he was 16, laboring long hours on construction sites and in the fields of his country's biggest sugar plantation.