Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu: Hungary government

Reuters - Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said.

Health care reform may hurt hospital credit

Reuters - High-cost urban U.S. hospitals may face debt rating downgrades if large cuts to Medicare funding are implemented as part of U.S. health care reform, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.

Swine flu may have hit one peak; more to come

Los Angeles gets tough on medical marijuana shops

Reuters - Past the security man and his pit bull and through a haze of eye-watering smoke, two youths load up a pipe next to a row of shiny glass jars with two dozen varieties of marijuana bud displayed like candy.

Los Angeles gets tough on medical marijuana shops

Reuters - Past the security man and his pit bull and through a haze of eye-watering smoke, two youths load up a pipe next to a row of shiny glass jars with two dozen varieties of marijuana bud displayed like candy.

Funeral workers risk cancer from formaldehyde

Reuters - Morticians who use formaldehyde to embalm bodies have a higher risk of leukemia, researchers reported on Friday.

Eat and drink your way to a healthy colon?

Reuters - Eating fruits and vegetables, and drinking tea and red wine may offer overweight men and normal weight women some protection from colon and rectal cancers, hint study findings from the Netherlands.

U.S. healthcare companies set for record lobbying in 2009

Reuters - It's not just spending on U.S. healthcare that's hitting record levels. Drugmakers, insurers and industry groups are on track to spend an all-time high of more than $500 million this year to influence Congress' revamp of the U.S. healthcare system.

Exercise important in teens' blood pressure control

Reuters - Regular exercise may help keep teenagers'