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Ten stories to watch in 2013

Lillie Bailey and aunt, Kattye Adderly, (both cancer survivors) could not miss the chance to hear Magic Johnson speak recently at Holy Cross Hospital

If you are sexually active, have had multiple sexual partners (including “oral inter-action”) or if you just care about your health, then you need to get tested for STDs, pronto

Teens who have casual sex have a higher risk of depression, according to research that finds the same does not hold true for teens in a committed relationship.

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.