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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A record 106 million infants were vaccinated last year against life-threatening diseases, but nearly 1 in 5 babies still aren't fully protected, global health authorities reported Wednesday....

The H1N1 vaccine is in hot demand in some counties while others have more than enough. Don Teague reports.

In Utah, a Salt Lake City church nixes communal wine and a new york school bans touching. Jeff Glor reports on efforts to stop the H1N1 virus from spreading.

Ireland has long been associated with the art of matchmaking, as CBS News' Mark Phillips reports. In fact, couples are still connecting and finding love in pubs to this day across the Emerald Isle.

The report, requested by the U.S. Centers for disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke, and that people with heart conditions could risk heart attacks with less than an hour's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, which restricts blood vessels and increases clotting.

School breakfasts and lunches should include more items from the four food groups and less salt and calories, according to a U.S. report released on Tuesday.

Taipei - Taiwan Tuesday reported its first Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 flu case, but the patient recovered after continuous treatment, a senior official said. The patient, a 20-year-old man based in southern Taiwan, was found to have contracted the pandem...

Taking up a mindfulness meditation practice may benefit doctors who feel fatigued or stressed out, according to a recent study. For the study, researchers assigned 70 primary care physicians to eight weekly 2 ½-hour sessions of training in mindfulness meditation, followed by 10 monthly 2 ½-hour sessions. Over the course of the program, and at a follow-up, the doctors showed a significant improvement in wellbeing, as well as decreases in burnout and mood disturbance. The study members also showed an increase in empathy and positive changes in how they related to their patients. The majority of practicing physicians report symptoms of stress and emotional exhaustion, according to the study's authors. A mind-body technique meant to hone your attention, mindfulness meditation has been found to boost mood, lower stress levels, and strengthen the immune system in past studies. Meditation May Help Doctors Beat Burnout originally appeared on About.com Alternative Medicine on Friday, October

Many people appear to be using alternative medicine to treat chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), according to a recent study. Typically resulting from an allergic reaction or upper respiratory infection, CRS is marked by inflammation of the paranasal sinuses. Lasting at least 12 weeks, the condition causes symptoms such as nasal congestion, postnasal drip, facial or dental pain, headache, and cough. CRS disorders account for as many as 22 million doctor's office visits each year. For the study, researchers surveyed 75 people about their use of 49 different complementary and alternative treatments, including acupuncture, massage, and aloe vera. Of the respondents, 65 percent reported using such treatments; 30 percent said they used complementary and alternative medicine to treat CRS specifically. The study also found that only 43 percent of those who used complementary and alternative medicine talked to their doctors about their self-care practices. Since herbs and other natural remedies can

MONTREAL (MedPage Today) -- patients with hypoglycemia at the time of hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia have an increased risk of death compared with patients with normoglycemia, researchers here reported.