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A member of the independent panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion defended the task force's report, saying Thursday that it was based on the most up-to-date, accurate information available.
The Senate has a test vote on a health care reform bill scheduled for tomorrow night.
For the first time, a miniature heart pump shows the potential to become a widely used, permanent treatment for many older people with severe heart failure. But can we afford it?
Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.
Lying in bed one night in 2007, Peter Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast.
Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke.
Medtronic said Wednesday it is responding to a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration about procedures at the Minnesota headquarters of its heart implants division.
An aid worker who helped bring formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins to Australia where doctors managed to separate them spoke of her relief Wednesday over their successful surgery, as the girls remained in serious but stable...
The Chatham County Health Department received more H1N1 shots and nasal spray earlier this week.
The St. Joseph's/Candler Mobile Mammography Unit will be performing mammograms in several locations during December.
Associated Press - October 14, 2009 6:55 AM ET COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina lawmakers plan to review the structure of the state agency that handles both health and environmental...
New government guidelines for mammograms released by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force have left women feeling confused and the medical community divided.
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