Even as possibly hundreds of thousands of veterans suffer from a collection of symptoms commonly called Gulf War illness, the government has done too little to find treatments for their health problems nearly two decades after the war ended, a panel commi

Shares of health care providers and service companies declined in light trading Friday as the overall markets ended narrowly mixed, after the government reported that Americans' spending rose in April to keep pace with rising costs.

While median U.S. households earn roughly $48,000 annually, the amount these families spend on employer-sponsored health care per year continues to edge closer to one month's salary, according to Aon Consulting's 2008 Benefits and Talent Survey.

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.), the likely Republican Presidential nominee, stayed true to GOP principles Apr. 29 when he unveiled a health-care reform proposal that leans heavily on competition rather than government intervention. He also wants to see the

John McCain and Barack Obama have endorsed sharply different solutions to some of the key problems with U.S. health care delivery, costs and insurance.