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The judge hearing a product liability suit against Merck & Co., the manufacturer of painkiller Vioxx, reprimanded the company's lead lawyer Thursday for violating pretrial ...4.9

WASHINGTON Mass production of a new vaccine that promises to protect against bird flu is poised to begin, as the government on Thursday agreed to stockpile $100 million ...4.9

Avian flu will mutate and become transmissible by humans and the world has no time to lose to stop it becoming a pandemic, the head of the U.N.4.2

A SARS vaccine being developed by the National Institutes of Health appears to be safe, according to early data, but moving the vaccine forward may require the government ...2.7

Get out your tissues and your hand sanitizer: Flu season is upon us, say experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.2.7

NEW YORK First lady Laura Bush, addressing a group of her African peers about the AIDS crisis on their continent, said Thursday that education and compassion were the keys ...4

Lessons in reproductive health have not only meant shedding the 'taboos' for these mostly Muslim girls from Dharavi, it has also taught them how to say 'No' PALLAVI SINGH ...2.9

Government officials still do not know the source of the Delmas typhoid outbreak that has killed two people and made hundreds ill.2.7

Not everyone in America thinks the worst of the Gravelles and some want to offer their support to the parents.2.7

Sweeping changes in diet and exercise, as well as the use of stress management techniques, may slow the progression of early prostate cancer, say researchers.2.7

Ontario, Oregon - In an effort to take a bite out of the summertime black fly epidemic gripping Eastern Oregon, Representative Tom Butler will deliver a check Wednesday to ...2.9

A horse in the Lethbridge area has tested positive for West Nile virus only days after the the second human case of the disease was reported in the area.2.7

On a Friday night early in the fall semester, the opportunities for drunken debauchery in this college town can tempt even the most temperate of underage undergrads.2.7

Jerry Mathers, a popular child actor of the late 1950s, will serve as master of ceremonies for the first Edward L. Masry Awards for "integrity in community service" Sept.2.7

IN 1987, representatives from 24 nations met in Montreal to announce to the world that the time had come to stop destroying the ozone layer.2.7

Some Urbana City Council members are hesitant about enacting a ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and other public places, after the Champaign City Council failed to take ...2.7

Since opening their doors in March, the Civilian Health Promotion Services Program has provided service to more than 1,700 civilian employees.2.7

European Union Health and Consumer Commissioner Markos Kyprianou warned on Thursday that the 25-nation bloc is still not ready for a possible avian flu pandemic.2.7

Hammer, 51, said that his two-year battle with a rare form of leukemia has left him unable to return to work full-time and that he is stepping down to allow for a replacement.2.7

Teenagers suffering from a disorder causing hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour have brains which operate differently to those of healthy children.2.9

A pair of Sweet Springs residents were in custody Thursday following a late-night raid on their home Wednesday.2.7

The medical community has been concerned for years that overuse and abuse of antibiotics is creating resistant strains of bacteria.2.7

ID Biomedical Corp. has not received another takeover offer to rival Britain's GlaxoSmithKline Plc $1.4 billion bid, the Canadian vaccine maker's chief executive said on ...3.6

Three federal appeals court judges heard arguments by lawyers Thursday morning over claims by an HIV-positive man that Denver's Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center wrongly ...3.1

HIV drugs work? No s**t. Epilepsy drug may be able to clear HIV from the system Trizivir may make a good continuing therapy Tenofovir wins the nuke war - but what about the ...2.9

Store-bought swordfish contained mercury levels above the legal limit in a study released Thursday by environmental groups.2.7

European Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou is on an official visit to Cyprus on 15-16 September.2.7

Biofeedback-assisted relaxation seems to have a positive effect in patients with type 2 diabetes, leading to significant decreases in blood sugar levels, the findings of a ...2.7

When it comes to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, the focus is usually on children.2.7

A growing body of literature suggests that some moisturizers can improve stratum corneum barrier function, as well as ameliorate dry skin.2.7

From Press, Staff Reports A biblical recovery ministry in Neshoba County offers alcoholics and drug abusers the chance to change.2.7

In less than two days, local animal lovers gave a rental truckload of dog food, cat litter, towels and blankets, collars and leashes, crates and carriers, and cleaning ...2.7

Researchers say popular students tend to be trendsetters and model behaviors that others strive to emulate, which could prompt smoking to spread more rapidly among preteens.2.9

A growing number of people worldwide suffer from diabetes each year, and the situation is no different here in Korea.2.7

County Executive James Robey is considering introducing legislation that would ban all smoking in Howard County's restaurants and bars, a move some restaurant owners say ...2.7