Families will make case for vaccine link to autism Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court.
Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely ineffective.
US offering to help China in fight against viral infection The United States is offering to help China in its fight against a viral infection that has killed 34 children, including two reported Friday, and sickened thousands of others.
South Korea to double Tamiflu stockpile South Korea says it will double its stockpile of the antiviral drug Tamiflu as bird flu spreads among poultry across the country.
Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill themselves each year - a suicide rate thought to be higher than in the general population, although exact figures are hard to come by.
More than half of US diabetics have arthritis More than half of U.S. adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a serious obstacle for diabetic patients urged to exercise, according to a government study.
Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness A young woman rides on the hands of people in the crowd as they dance and listen to music at the eighth annual Freedom Rally in Boston in this Sept. 20, 1997 file photo. The rally was sponsored by Mass Cann, a group committed to the legalization of marijuana, and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)