President Barack Obama says now is the time for Congress to "answer the call of history" and approve legislation revamping the country's health care system.

Many have described sex as mind-blowing, but for one woman it was mind-erasing. The Daily Mail reports that a 59-year-old American woman known only as Alice

Milwaukee police have arrested a man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine flu vaccine.

It seemed like a great idea -- doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating, sparing patients the complications that can come from going on a

The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide.

When it comes to weird sexual experiences, animals and insects have us beat by leaps and bounds.

A new bride discovered that she's allergic to her husband's sperm. The Daily Mail reports that Mike and Julie Boyde dated for two years and were then married.

Ladies, kissing may be good for your health. The Telegraph reports that kissing may have developed as a way for a woman to build immunity from a virus called

A 13-year-old Iowa cat has been infected with swine flu, veterinary and federal officials said Wednesday in what is believed to be the first case of the H1N1

As of last week, the Centers For Disease Control estimated that 800 Americans have died from H1N1. Who is most likely to succumb to the deadly virus?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the

Men may protect more than their hearts if they keep cholesterol in line: Their chances of getting aggressive prostate cancer may be lower, new research

Swine flu can cause severe disease in people of all ages and appears to pose a special threat to those who are obese, according to an analysis of H1N1 cases in California released

The HALO Breast Pap Test is a new no-risk screening tool that could tell your doctor whether or not you have precancerous changes, years before a tumor

How much do you talk by text? A new study says more people text on their cell phones than actually speak to one another, and that's a real problem. Even if

A fight broke out on a New York City subway after one woman asked another woman to cover her mouth while coughing.

Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European

WASHINGTON (AP) — A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best

Rhode Island's largest hospital was fined $150,000 and ordered to take the extraordinary step of installing video cameras in all its operating rooms after it had its fifth

The mother of a chronically ill baby has defended her court battle with the child's father to have his life support machine turned off.

There is a new avenue for repairing damage caused by heart attacks. Local doctors are experimenting with using patients' own stem cells to make their sick

Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current

A British man's love for his wife could kill him. That's because he breaks out into a rash if he gets too close to her.

A California nurses' union won't strike, saying swine flu protections have been written into new contracts with the state's largest hospital system.

Kidney donors may be stuck with shocking medical bills because having one kidney could constitute a pre-existing condition resulting in a denial of health care

Not quite sure how to tell your parnter you have a STD? Here are some ways to break the delicate news

To fight pneumonia, the world's top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion over the next six years.

A federal health official says two deaths and 26 other illnesses may be linked to possibly contaminated ground beef recalled by a New York company.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year's

For millions of Americans the rule is simple: If you don't come to work, you don't get paid. That idea drives an untold numbers of carpenters, day care

German plastic surgeon Reza Vossough got married with the intent of turning his bride into the ideal wife. Five years later, he says he has created his perfect

A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the government will catch up to the demand for swine flu vaccine within a week.

The doctor doesn't look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott.

Los Angeles County public health workers are giving free swine flu vaccines to children and pregnant women in Monrovia and the high-desert community of Quartz

Wallets may have gotten thinner during this recession, but waistlines have expanded.

Ways to keep the time change from disruption your body clock.

What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are

A 16-year-old boy committed suicide when he stood in front of a speeding train in Palo Alto, Calif., two weeks ago. According to the Los Angeles Times, four

A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with

Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn't necessarily mean

Call it the swine boo! Should parents be worried about the swine flu while kids are trick-or-treating? Some experts say we should all take steps to prevent a

It's the biggest one-week increase in young deaths from swine flu since the pandemic began in April.

As trick or treaters go door to door this Halloween they'll have more on their minds than just eating a little too much candy. They'll be thinking about

A single dose of swine flu vaccine is enough to immunize adults and children over 10 against the pandemic strain, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state

Switzerland announced plans this week to crack down on “suicide tourism," signalling that it might close the Dignitas clinic that has helped hundreds of terminally ill people to

Heath officials say swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April.

A woman dubbed the "jungle woman" after emerging naked and unable to speak from the wilds of northeastern Cambodia two years ago is sick and apparently

Richard Roden may be 71-years-old – but he says he feels 20 years younger since welcoming his twin daughters Emily and Ruby into the world more than eight-months ago.