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Health officials said Tuesday that because the state has a large supply of flu vaccine, more people should get a shot including teenagers.

New research commissioned by the National Institute for health Research health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is evaluating acupressure wristbands for the management of chemotherapy-induced acute and delayed nausea.

0 posts House leaders said they will change plans to move stand-alone mental health parity legislation after Senate Republicans opposed a provision of the bill that would offset costs by banning physi...

Dr. Ron Davis speaks about major health care issues while battling pancreatic cancer, which is the nation's fourth-leading cause of cancer death.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated 6.5 million U.S. children cared for through the Medicaid public health insurance program have untreated tooth decay, according to a report released on Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young adults who smoke on a less-than- daily basis appear to be more likely than non-smokers to have a drinking problem, a new study suggests.

Three young adults with an inherited form of blindness showed evidence of improved day and night vision following a specialized gene transfer procedure in a phase 1 clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of health. In addition no adverse effects from the therapy were reported. These findings are reported online in the Sept. 22 issue of 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' and in the Sept. 7 issue of 'Human Gene Therapy.' These new reports extend the findings of two other papers published earlier this year in the 'New England Journal of Medicine.'

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials warned companies on Tuesday to stop selling unapproved versions of an eye-surgery solution and a prescription wound cream that have been linked to serious health problems.

CMS on Friday announced that monthly outpatient care premiums for about 95% of Medicare recipients will remain at $96.40 in 2009, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/20). The premium covers a portion of the costs of physician services, home health care and certain durable medical equipment.

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, discusses stricter marketing guidelines for Medicare Advantage plans, chances for passage of mental health parity