Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year according to a report from the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance, creating a greater financial strain on health insurance companies and American families.

In October it was reported that Washington Redskins Cheerleader Desiree Jennings suffered from a neurological condition, dystonia, brought on by the seasonal flu shot. Jennings had difficulty speaking, walking, and experienced frequent seizures. Jennings is now recovering despite previous reports that indicated she would not.

Daily ingestion of low dose aspirin has been thought to be beneficial for a long time. The question now, as asked by a U.K. report published in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, is if the risks outweigh the benefits.

The American Association of Retired People has a lot at stake with a potential health insurance reform bill. Until now, the organization for aging Americans has stayed on the sidelines, but now reports are the AARP has decided to back the House version of the health insurance reform bill, a coup for Democrats.

In a recent case of negligence on part of a hospital, The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Trust was fined due to the discovery of high levels of legionella bacteria in its water supply system.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that pigs in a commercial herd in Indiana have tested positive for swine flu, making it the first time the virus has been found in commercial hogs.

It's called H1N1 flu, but it's better known as swine flu. That doesn't mean, however, that it can't cross species, and an Iowa cat is proof of that, as it has been confirmed to have contracted swine flu.

The U.S. health care system is trumpeted as the best in the world. This is despite the fact that the U.S. is the only industrialized nation to have no form of universal health care. This is also at odds with statistics, reinforced Wednesday, that indicates the U.S. is far behind other nations in terms of infant mortality.

Greystone Associates Analyzes Demand Factors and Market Trends Fueling Growth of Prefilled Syringes

According to the CDC, two people have died from E. coli after an outbreak in ground beef. A total of 28 people have been reported ill with E. coli and 16 are hospitalized. The E. coli outbreak is from a USDA recall of fresh ground beef products announced last week.

Low total cholesterol may be a sign of cancer according to researchers.

Last Sunday we turned our clocks back one hour for the end of Daylight Savings Time. Like everyone else I was overjoyed to gain that extra hour of sleep. But there's one thing with less daylight my bike riding is mightily affected.