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Read more: National , Politics , Politico , Politics , Obama Administration , Healthcare , Health Care , Health Care Reform , Advertising , 2010 Elections , Health Insurance In the wake of two polls showing seniors skeptical of health reform, the Obama administration has made a $700,000 national cable ad buy, featuring Andy Griffith talking about ...

Three veterans treated at the St. Louis VA Medical Center's dental clinic have tested positive for hepatitis and further testing will be necessary to determine if inadequately sterilized dental equipment is to blame, VA officials said Friday.

The term "hay fever" brings to mind pollen and ragweed allergies, but mold can be the sneaky culprit behind summer sneezing, sniffling and itchy eyes.

Drew Carey on 80-Pound Weight Loss: "It Sucks Being Fat" Jul 30, 2010 11:39 AM ET by Gina DiNunno Drew Carey When he had a size 44 waist and with a case of Type-2 diabetes, Drew Carey decided it was time to turn his life around.

Some researchers are convinced that calcium supplements not only provide no benefit for post-menopausal women, but that they can even be harmful, increasing the risk of heart attacks by nearly a third.

In a defeat for the powerful drug lobby, a Senate panel approved legislation to prohibit drug companies from paying generic drug makers to delay bringing less costly products to market.

Four veterans treated at the St. Louis VA Medical Center's dental clinic have tested positive for hepatitis, and further testing will try to determine if inadequately sterilized dental equipment is to blame.

The semiofficial Mehr news agency quotes Mohammad Reza Madani from the Society for Fighting Smoking as saying contraband Marlboros have been contaminated with pig hemoglobin and unspecified nuclear material.

Thanks to the work of HIV/AIDS activists like Gary Bailey, we have laws against discrimination, knowledge that this disease affects everyone, not just the gay community, as well as methods of preventing and treating HIV/AIDS. DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic Jul 28 The pitch goes like this: A female condom is as effective as male ...

Nothing says summer like picnics and barbecues. But if you're one of the nearly 120 million Americans who suffer from heartburn or irritable bowel syndrome , a spread at a pool party or backyard barbecue can present a minefield of potential triggers for debilitating pain.

Doctors who treat head and neck cancers are increasingly concerned that sexual encounters among young adults may be driving more oral cancers later in life.

More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law.

Will the new health-reform legislation mean higher taxes for the middle class? Will panels decide what care very sick, older people should receive? Not sure? Join the crowd.

A cell that could be the "mother" of all prostate tumours has been identified by scientists.

In this photo released by Newsmakers PR a part of a set of dentures used by the wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is seen, Thursday July 29, 2010.

Cheryl Cole has shown she is getting back on track by stepping out in public for the first time since being struck down with malaria.

A new study shows that a common sleep disorder may be a sign of dementia or Parkinson's disease up to 50 years before the disorders are diagnosed.

A green stain lights up a protein tied to aging, showing that it is abundant in the hypothalamus region of mice brains.

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A partial set of false teeth made specially for Winston Churchill to disguise his lisp could fetch as much as A 5,000 when they go up for auction.