North America Health News

Many are cutting back on spending these uncertain economic times. An economic shortcut we take in our household actually improves what we eat in multiple ways. Breakfast cereals can be costly, and granola is especially expensive. Making it yourself saves...

First of all, it's worth remembering that the bill could face several more cloture votes. There will be a cloture vote to end debate and vote on final passage, which is the biggie. But there could be others -- one...

No sooner had Senator Blanche Lincoln promised to deliver one crucial vote in support of a health care overhaul than she threatened to withhold the next one.Her clear warning that she would oppose the Democratic plan in its current form...

Those who have been prescribed marijuana by their doctors can now enjoy it with coffee in the first ever Cannabis restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Only – they have to remain away from prying eyes! Doctors prescribe marijuana to patients of...

H1N1 is spreading like crazy here in the United States, but it is also a risk to get the vaccination. I have heard of someone from our town losing 2 of her babies because of complications with the vaccine. I...

The panel’s announcement has caused a backlash among members of the medical community, including Menge.

Let me try to sort this out for you, and in so doing explain why, at its core, the new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Health Task Force really will lead to good things...We are simply being honest with women...

TUCSON, Ariz. - Health officials say a Pima County child has died of swine flu, the 10th swine flu death in the county this year. Pima County Health Department spokeswoman Patti Woodcock says the girl, who died Nov. 1, had...

First, it was the mammogram test this week. An independent medical group stated that women under 40 did not need yearly routine mammograms. When legitimate groups such as the AMA heard about this, they all rejected the notion that women...