Substandard science has hurt the CDC's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said.

New South Wales Treasurer Eric Roozendaal says the states and territories are still pushing for the Federal Government to increase its funding for health.

Texans with mental health conditions will get insurance coverage in parity with people with other health conditions, thanks to a provision in the $700 billion financial bailout legislation passed and signed into law on Friday.

Staying healthy and happy is a struggle for about half of Americans, according to a massive survey that attempts to measure the nation's general welfare, much like the Dow Jones Industrial Average portrays the health of the stock market

Millions of older Americans say they are likely to increase the amount of time they spend volunteering in the next five years, a move that reflects and may contribute to their good health.