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Working helps pay the bills and contributes towards feeling productive -- but does working help or hurt health status for people with fibromyalgia? According to study results published in the...

Health care and the economy share a sickbed. Barack Obama placed a heavy bet last week that they can recover together.

The Minnesota Department of Health today announced results of a new survey showing that tobacco use among Minnesota's teens continues to decline.

Given the high incidence and prevalence of cancer in older adults and the anticipated growth of this population over the next few decades, oncologists, geriatricians and primary care providers will be challenged to provide timely and appropriate post-treatment care to older cancer survivors. More post-treatment studies are needed to understand the mental, social and physical health issues among older cancer survivors, behavioral health experts say in special supplement to the journal cancer.

Move through the maze of health insurance with the help of the APA. Stefan Klein / iStockphoto.comOn a recent tour of an eating disorder clinic, a presenter noted that one...

Posted on: Saturday, 13 December 2008, 08:15 CST A new study by researchers at Columbia University finds that nearly half of all young adults have suffered some type of mental health problem during...

Taipei - Taiwan's ruling party chief Wu Poh-hsiung returned home Saturday after visiting Japan to boost ties and achieving Tokyo's promise to back Taiwan joining the World Health Organization (WHO). During the week-long visit, Wu, chairman of the Chi...

People with cancer enrolled in Medicare Part D plans will spend more out-of-pocket for their Part D drugs and face increased restrictions on access to them in 2009, according to new research released today by Avalere Health and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).The Avalere-ACS CAN research found that Medicare stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) have been increasingly shifting name-brand oral cancer drugs to higher formulary tiers over the last four years, meaning that with each year, the products have cost more for consumers.read more

Minnesota has recorded its first culture-confirmed case of influenza for the 2008-09 season in a 39-year-old man from Chisago County. The man's illness was caused by the A (H1) strain of the virus, the Minnesota Department of Health reported today. The man's virus is a good match for this year's vaccine, health officials said. The specimen was submitted by Fairview Lakes medical Center.read more

The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is pleased to announce that a recent report card published by the American College of Emergency Physicians ranked the state's public health and injury prevention efforts as eighth best in the country with a grade of B+ and ranks the state as tied for second in the country.read more