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China's Association of the Deaf will hold a gathering for deaf children and their parents in Chengdu, capital of southwestern...

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Last Wednesday, a Nebraska man who has a history of unemployment, eviction notices and unpaid bills dropped nine of his children at a hospital legally under the state's safe haven law.

Editor's note: The following is what you need to know about CDC flu recommendation and some basics about flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that children ages 6 months to 18 years get flu shot each

Brain cancer is a dangerous disease. We compiled the following for those who might be interested in more details on the disease.

Nutritionists have been saying for years that Americans' ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega 3 fatty acids is way too high. The ideal ratio is believed to be about 4:1 or less. But currently Americans have a ratio of

A congressional watchdog said in a newly released report that the Food and Drug Administration does not have enough resources to protect American people from food poisoning mostly from contaminated food produce.

Viruses dramatically increase cellular metabolism, and existing anti-obesity drugs may represent a new way to block these metabolic changes and inhibit viral infection, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

Google, T-mobile, and HTC have lunched the G1 Smartphone to support the search giant's widely-hyped Android operating system, informationweek.com reports.

Two authoritative bodies in the United Kingdom issued official guidelines to advise doctors refrain from prescribing medications to treat children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, timesonline.co.uk reports.

You don't have to go to Wall Street to hear bad news. News media reports that the average premium for seniors to pay to benefit from Medicare drug coverage for the year 2009 will rise with the 10 most popular

Energy drinks are soft drinks (meaning without alcohol) that contain caffeine and other stimulants such as ephedrine, guarana, and ginseng. The beverages may not contain more calories than normal soft drinks, but they are often believed to help enhance performance

A review published in Journal of the American Pharmacists Association found caffeine and sugar, but not other ingredients present in energy drinks may cause a variety of adverse health effects.

The Michigan Department of Community Health issued a public health alert Friday that 26 people felt ill after eating iceberg lettuce contaminated with E coli O157:H7 and served at restaurants.

Can people who are already overweight reduce their cancer risk if they lose weight? Are mushrooms a good source of vitamin D? If I order my burger or sandwich without cheese, am I really saving that many calories?

We compiled based on the government documents and media reports the following basics on safe heaven laws for readers who might be interested in knowing more details.

Fish offers our best dietary source of omega-3 fat, the type of fat identified as protective against heart disease, dementia, inflammation and potentially cancer. But with several different types of omega-3s and varying amounts in different varieties of fish and

The Food and Drug Administration on Sep 26 posted a page on its website acknowledging the agency is aware that a higher rate of deaths among stroke patients treated with an anemia drug made by Johnson & Johnson was found