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A North Texas teacher who died after getting sick from the flu became a talking point after her husband said she didn't immediately fill her antiviral drug prescription because the co-pay was too high.
McDonald's will soon banish cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants.
Five plaintiffs, including a military veteran, have filed a lawsuit claiming the government's decision to classify marijuana as dangerous is irrational, unconstitutional and motivated by politics, not hard science.
An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies.
Researchers think they can improve on a new AIDS treatment and are trying again to tackle HIV by doctoring DNA. New studies to test these tweaked approaches in people are getting underway.
Influenza A (H1N1) killed a 27-year-old man who friends say was the picture of health.
Ben & Jerry's, known for its ice cream filled with chunks of fudge, brownies or cookie dough, is the latest big brand to launch a slimmed-down version of its frozen treats.
City leaders in Garland are considering making the town "smoke free."
A century has passed since the Spanish Flu Pandemic killed off 3 to 5 percent of the world's population, according to some estimates when it hit in 1918.
The annual effort from the American Heart Association aims to raise awareness and dispel the myth that women need not worry.
It looks like Groundhog Day for the nation's flu report, too: It's gotten worse, and there are weeks of suffering ahead.
A Florida nurse's Facebook rant about the "cesspool of funky flu" in emergency room waiting areas is getting a lot of attention.
State Representative Stephanie Klick, from North Richland Hills, is widely credited with pushing through the current law, but she said she wasn't always in favor of medical marijuana.
A pilot program creates three-person teams made up of a police officer, a paramedic and health specialist from Parkland Hospital.
Officials announced that the director of the CDC resigned because of financial conflicts of interest. Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald had been in the job since July.