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Advocates from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) recently criticized Gilead Sciences and its CEO John Martin on the news that effective Jan. 1, 2013 the company raised the price of eight drugs, including four key AIDS medications, which Gilead hiked an average of 6 percent

Broward County Health Department encourages unvaccinated residents and visitors to get vaccinated against influenza (flu).

This pervasive threat to children’s health is tooth decay, and the numbers are rising—even though cavities are largely preventable

What has been called the worst flu season in a decade could cost companies billions of dollars in employee health care costs for hospitalizations and more outpatient visits.

A new study reports that women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy may give birth to babies with insufficient levels of Vitamin D.

Have you ever used the words “spoiled brat” to describe a kid? When someone uses those words to describe a child, it is usually used in a negative context to describe a behavior that is a direct reflection of a person being acclimated to getting whatever they want, when they want it

By Michael Peltier, Reuters     TALLAHASSEE, FL – In a dramatic about-face, Florida’s health agency now says the cost to state taxpayers of expanding Medicaid under…

Let’s talk about mental health…

Effective immediately, application for Birth and Death Certificates will be available at Broward County Health Department’s

Blacks with rheumatoid arthritis are only half as likely to be prescribed more effective drugs that may prevent further joint damage and disability, according to a new study published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research