Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt on Friday announces the release of a new tool to help Americans understand the threat of pandemic influenza and specific actions they can take to protect themselves and their families.

Secretary Leavitt says, "Pandemics are global in nature, but their impact is local. When the next pandemic strikes, it is likely to touch the lives of every individual, family and community

A new study shows African-American women living in areas with high poverty rates are less likely to be screened for cervical cancer, even after adjusting for other factors known to raise the risk of non-screening, such as older age, lower educational attainment, and smoking.

Disparities in screening rates are seen among different ethnicities, and often blamed on individual factors, such as lack of access to regular healthcare, older age, obesity, and health status. A few studies now show that community and state poverty level factors contribute to low screening rates among black women

Researchers have discovered intake of magnesium through diet and supplements is positively associated with bone density throughout the whole body similar to the positive effects of calcium.

The findings which reign true particularly in older white adults for those who ingested more magnesium had significantly higher bone density than those who got the smallest amount of magnesium

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a new drug to treat kidney cancer.

The drug Nexavar, made by German drugmaker Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc., can help curb the size and number of tumors in the most common form of kidney cancer, but has yet to make an impact on the length of life of the patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a new drug to treat kidney cancer.

The drug Nexavar, made by German drugmaker Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc., can help curb the size and number of tumors in the most common form of kidney cancer, but has yet to make an impact on the length of life of the patients