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In May, the presidential campaign of 72-year-old cancer survivor John McCain tried to put to rest doubts about his health by allowing a few reporters to inspect his medical records, but the effort has failed to quell questions about his odds of surviving an eight-year tenure in the White House.

POLICE are investigating after a young rugby player, paralysed after a training accident, travelled to a Swiss clinic to kill himself in an "assisted suicide".

On The Early Show Friday, dermatologist Dennis Gross explained that cell phone manufacturers turn to nickel for many models, and ten percent of us is allergic to nickel.

Scott Serota, president and chief executive of The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, recently discussed its new goals.

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has said the government was partly responsible for the tainted milk scandal that has been blamed for the deaths of four children.

SOLDIERS suffering post-traumatic stress are to be treated at a specialist centre in the Lothians named in honour of heroic paratrooper Corporal Mark Wright, it was announced

HospitalS are to be banned from contracting out cleaning and catering to private firms, health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon was set to announce today.

ELDERLY patients living in a hospital earmarked for closure are still no further forward in learning where they will be re-homed.

The World health Organization recently revealed the global health system has a number of misplays and shortcomings. Because of these misplays and shortcomings, different countries and different places in one country have different health status, different health care opportunities, and different health care costs. read more

A 5,000-person, five-country study released today by Edelman shows that people want more active, trusted, and personal health interaction with companies, organizations and brands, effectively rewriting the "rules of engagement" in health. The Edelman Health Engagement Barometer finds that to win a "license to engage," companies must, above all, help people address their specific personal health concerns and help them maintain their health through prevention and care. read more