North Carolina Health News

Switzerland — Swiss pharmaceuticals maker Novartis AG has opened the first U.S. plant to produce flu vaccines using cell cultures instead of egg-based methods, it said Tuesday. The new site in Holly Springs, N.C., is unlikely to ramp up output...

The Guilford County Department of Public Health will hold two H1N1 flu shot clinics Wednesday. The H1N1 vaccine will be available by appointment for all five of the Centers for Disease Control priority groups: pregnant women, children and young adults...

Binge eating was long seen by psychiatrists as an unusual symptom of major depression or an anxiety disorder. After all, it seemed sometimes to lessen or yield to antidepressants and psychotherapy -- both aimed primarily at treating depression or anxiety....

N.J. — Lying in bed one night in 2007, Peter Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast. "I thought, `It's a nodule, I'm a guy, I don't think it's anything more than that,'" he said. "The...

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebellius downplayed the panel's findings, saying mammograms still vital for women age 40 and above. Good start Madam Secretary: The Obama Administration must go farther. The public must be assured that the mammogram recommendations...

As of Wednesday, anyone wanting an H1N1 flu shot can now get one. The Durham Region Health Department opened its clinics to everyone, as of Nov. 18. “We understand and appreciate that this process has been a challenging and, often...

If there's one thing a rabbit needs, it's well-functioning genitalia. Scientists have successfully regrown rabbits' damaged penises, letting these rabbits do what rabbits do best. And their research could have important implications for generating human tissues as well.

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A&T State University will offer free H1N1 vaccinations to students, staff, faculty and their families on Wednesday. The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Exhibit Hall of the Student Union. The university has received 1,000...