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The 9th annual National Women's Health Week, beginning on Mother's Day, May 11, 2008 empowers women across the country to get healthy by taking action.

People with diabetes are twice as likely to suffer from arthritis and more likely to be inactive, hindering the successful management of both diseases, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Hospital buildings can heal, according to the first comprehensive report to look at the impact of the physical environment on child patients in health care settings.

The American Diabetes Association's The All-Natural Diabetes Cookbook: The Whole Food Approach to Great Taste and Healthy Eating, by Jackie Newgent, broke through all the stereotypes when it won the Gourmand Best Health and Nutrition Book in the World Award in London, England in 2007.

Fifty thousand women are enrolling in the Sister Study, a national research study investigating how environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer.

Family and friends can send a different kind of Mother's Day gift to the women in their lives this year with a reminder about the importance of cancer screenings and early detection to protect the health of the moms they love.

Serious health problems facing Latinos in the United States and in Latin America include overweight and obesity, plus obesity-related illnesses like diabetes. One approach to reducing the prevalence of these conditions might be to encourage traditional dietary practices and incorporate healthy ingredients into one's daily diet.

Americans who get health insurance for their families through their jobs have seen their premiums increase ten times faster than their income, according to a new analysis of government data from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The cost of health insurance premiums for a family increased 30 percent from 2001, while income has increased just three percent.

You may have been hearing about Hepatitis A recently, what is and how can you find out if you have been infected?

An easy way to fit exercise into your work day is to get out of the office and on the sidewalks to participate in National Walk @ Lunch Day on Wednesday, April 30.

Aid organization asking the federal government to immediately appropriate up to $900 million additional dollars for the poorest and most vulnerable, which will allow the United States to buy the same amount of food aid that it provided last year.

Social anxiety disorder can wreak havoc on the social and romantic lives of 15 million Americans, leaving them isolated, ashamed and sometimes misdiagnosed.

Produced 60-second news release featuring Jerilyn Ross, President of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America

Sound bites from Jerilyn Ross, President of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America

April 21 to 27 is TV-Turnoff Week, a nationwide campaign to raise public awareness about the negative impact of excessive television watching and to encourage children and adults to watch less television in order to promote healthier lives and communities. It is the perfect time to take steps to wean your family from the screen and adapt a healthier way of life.

What is the truth about cancer? Is it the same deadly killer it was 30 years ago, or are we making progress? A new film exposes startling truths about survival rates of metastasized cancers, and the limited success of drugs and clinical trials.

While the vast majority of Arizonans say their health could be improved, most don't take steps to control preventable health conditions, according to Arizona HealthPulse, a new research report released by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ), an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Elderly patients who wait six or more hours in the emergency department after being admitted to the hospital are significantly less likely to be discharged home, most likely because of lingering mental confusion.

The American Academy of Neurology, American College of Emergency Physicians and American Stroke Association are launching "Give Me 5" an easy way to remember stroke symptoms.

Diabetes is a devastating disease that affects nearly 21 million Americans.These numbers are staggering and what makes it more tragic is the fact that diabetes is now the fifth leading cause of death by disease. On Tuesday, March 25 the American Diabetes Association is sounding the alert on diabetes prevention and care with the Annual American Diabetes Alert Day.

In an unprecedented election, California nursing home and homecare workers overwhelmingly have voted to remain members of United Healthcare Workers-West.

The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is launching the first National President's Challenge-a six-week physical activity challenge to encourage Americans to be more active. It kicks off March 20, with registration beginning March 1.

Premiering on Tuesday, March 4, at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT), Deliver Me gives viewers a behind-the-curtain peek at the professional and personal lives of these doctors and provides insight into the most relevant and dramatic issues facing pregnant women today.

Nearly 30 million Americans, or one in 9 adults, have some evidence of kidney disease, and another 20 million are at risk. In conjunction with World Kidney Day, experts are calling for increased federal funding for kidney disease research and education to increase awareness, improve lives and reduce costs.

A bill signed into law last May 25 included a one-year moratorium preventing the Bush Administration from cutting nearly $5 billion in Medicaid funding for safety net hospitals across the country over the next five years.

Three-fourths of Americans report that they are stressed about work and money. But workplaces that invest in the well-being of employees reap rewards for employer and employees alike.

The Virginia Senate Courts of Justice Committee will consider lifesaving legislation today that would require the installation of alcohol ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers, including first-time offenders.

More than 300,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have already sought care from the Department of Veterans Affairs for physical and mental wounds. Now, the 1.3 million-member Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is launching a grassroots initiative to improve health care for our nation's veterans.

While natural disasters and the threat of bioterrorism are stressing public health resources, the U.S. is facing a major public health workforce crisis that could impact the health of everyone, unless there is an immediate influx of funding for recruitment and training of public health professionals.

Men and women are sending a different kind of love note to their sweethearts this year with a reminder about the importance of cancer screenings and early detection to protect the health of the ones they love.

Three out of four people aren't aware of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a common and dangerous vascular disease that affects approximately eight million Americans.

A staggering statistic: 700 million children - almost half of the world's youth - regularly breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke.