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Obesity doesn't just increase postmenopausal women's risk of developing colon cancer, it might even raise their risk of dying from it, scientists say.

Rich Cronin, former lead singer of the boy band LFO and the writer of its 1999 hit "Summer Girls," died on Wednesday after a battle with leukemia, celebrity news site TMZ reported.

The nation's health care tab will go up - not down - as a result of President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul.

Flu vaccination should be required for all doctors, nurses and other health workers, the nation's largest pediatricians' group says, calling it a long overdue step to protect patients.

Groundbreaking developments in the field of ovarian cancer made by Canadian researchers may eventually save lives of thousands of women each year.

After 40 years of continual declines, the smoking rate in the United States has stabilized for the last five years, with one in every five Americans still lighting up regularly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

There is a lot of buzz about foods that can help you lose weight, but which foods are the best?

Health reform will put insurance cards in the hands of tens of millions of previously uninsured Americans.

CVS Caremark Corp. said Wednesday it will give away up to $5 million in seasonal flu vaccinations to people without health insurance.

The Government lost more than 200m on excess stocks of swine flu vaccine and antivirals, department figures show.