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The triage line inside the Houston Astrodome hasn't changed much since the buses with hurricane evacuees began arriving from New Orleans.4.6

HELENA A Helena judge says a new Montana sentencing law for underage drinking is unconstitutional, and he will no longer enforce it.3.3

HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Forrest General Hospital CEO Bill Oliver says he hopes the hospital will be fully functioning by Sunday or Monday, but he's concerned about having ...3.1

There's good news in the fight against breast cancer. The odds of surviving the disease have been improving and a new study is pointing to why.2.9

Leading figures of Britain's medical establishment increased the pressure on the government to rethink its controversial plans to extend licensing laws this weekend by ...2.7

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Some 800 patients came through the doors of the ER at University Medical Center in the days following the storm.2.7

Nurses are leading the way in piling the pressure on ministers to introduce a full smoking ban, saying they see the devastating effects of the habit.2.9

High blood pressure is sometimes called, "the silent killer". That's because, too often, there are no symptoms until you have a heart attack or stroke.2.7

Auburn Police Division offcials say a Thursday afternoon fatal traffic accident appears to be the result of a car fleeing a local bank after an attempt to pass a fradulent ...2.7

Sabco JustWipe Microfiber Cleaning Cloth Glass cleaner often cause asthma symptoms in many asthma sufferers.2.7

Dr. Kunio Kitamura is head of the Japan Family Planning Association. He specializes in dealing with issues such as sex, birth control, abortion, puberty worries, sexually ...2.9

If your dream is to have fuller, sexier lips, then you probably have looked longingly at one time or another at Angelina Jolie .2.9

Having arthritis might seem like a good excuse for not exercising. After all, who would want to embark on a fitness program when your body hurts, even when you're not ...2.7

A pediatric specialist left New Orleans this week confident of one thing dedicated doctors and nurses at Louisiana hospitals excelled at preserving lives while their known ...3.2

MOUNT DESERT, Maine Martha Stewart is celebrating the end of house arrest by spending the Labor Day weekend at her home in Maine.2.7

They don't want another shortage. The Centers for Disease Control already has four companies lined up to provide the flu vaccine.2.7

Chennai, Sept 3: He took on the entire film industry by banning smoking in films, now Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss is at it again.2.7

KOCHI: This obscure Idukki village is becoming an oncologist's enigma. Perched atop the high ranges of Idukki, Kanchiyar suddenly finds a place on the country's cancer map ...2.7

A teenager died and eight other people have been treated for carbon monoxide poisoning after two Houma families ran generators inside their homes to power appliances until ...1.9

Cancer is no longer the death sentence it used to be. With medical technology and greater knowledge of how the body works, cancer is a treatable disease.2.7

BILLINGS Montana and Wyoming offices of the Indian Health Service are sending staff to the Gulf Coast, for hurricane relief work.3.3

HANOVER, N.H. --The Lyme Timber Co. pioneered a niche in the booming timber investment market, but a 12-year-old subsidiary now accounts for most of the company's value.2.7

Patti Nietch, at left, director of health and wellness at Indiana University South Bend, gives the first part of the hepatitis A vaccine Friday to IUSB nursing student ...2.9

Brangelina, TomKat, Bennifer Mach 2. Celebrity worship hasn't only spawned cutesy nicknames for Hollywood's hot couples, it's also created a boomlet in the publishing world.2.9

In response to the overwhelming natural disaster unfolding in America's Gulf Coast, The Larry King Cardiac Foundation will contribute $25,000 to the Louisiana State ...2.7

THE foreign, health and agriculture ministers from Australia and 19 other nations should hold an urgent summit on avian influenza, says Opposition foreign affairs spokesman ...2.7

Suppress appetite with advanced PhenRx with pure hoodia. Learn how this powerful new supplement beats phentermine in usefulness and safety.2.9

University . As a result the 25-year study has been suspended. The study was halted by the school's Institutional Review Board, but is expected to resume soon.2.7

Strategies to steer male military nurses leaving the Navy and Air Force toward the civilian nursing sector will be studied by East Carolina University.3.1

Hurricane Katrina delivered an unprecedented blow to America this week. The National Mental Health Association's support, condolences and hope center on the victims of this ...2.7

FEARS were growing for the health of Ulster golf star Darren Clarke's wife last night after he withdrew from next week's Singapore Open.2.7

A judge Friday extended his prohibition against nurses striking UC Davis Medical Center and other University of California hospitals.2.7

Allergies aren't just a spring thing. "Of the 35 million Americans with seasonal allergies, about one third suffer with them in the fall," says New Hyde Park, New York, ...2.7

State lawmakers have pulled pharmacists and store owners into the drug war, ordering them to lock up dozens of brands of cold medicines starting next year to keep them away ...2.7

School of Nursing associate professor Cynthia Teel is the final recipient of a $5,000 Kemper Award, given to recognize excellence in teaching and advising.2.7

Sheri Heffern shows off one of the many hats that soon will belong to someone else, to benefit the St.2.7