Scaring people into quitting is the marketing rationale for a new genetic test, which purports to identify which smokers have the highest risk of developing lung cancer. Join discussion...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi raises funds in part to help re-elect her most vulnerable members, many from Republican-leaning districts leery of liberal health care proposals. Join discussion...

So, earlier today I’m innocently looking for garden sheds , when I find this doozy of a product – the Waterbutt from ShackUp . Holy smokes. It may be a joke, or at least started out as one, but it actually looks like you can maybe find them and also it’s honestly a really fun idea. The Buttbutt is a rain barrel that... Join discussion...

AP - Short on votes, House Democratic leaders offered fresh concessions Friday night to anti-abortion lawmakers and worked to ease the concerns of Hispanic holdouts as they struggled to round up the support needed to pass sweeping health care legislation. Join discussion...

Even politically vulnerable Democrats in Congress said the party’s losses in two governor’s races this week were not big influences on their decision on health care. Join discussion...

The Taiwanese government announced that by starting vaccinations against the H1N1 virus this week, it had begun the largest immunization program in Taiwan’s history. Join discussion...

The official said swine flu vaccine should be distributed through many outlets, to get it to high-risk people quickly. Join discussion...

There has been some confusion among doctors about whether to prescribe the antiviral drug Tamiflu for less severe cases. Join discussion...

The vaccine was recovered, and the thieves may not have even known it was in the truck, but is no longer considered usable. Join discussion...

The closing has provoked complaints about a lack of public notice that it was being considered, as well as about the declining number of natural-birth options in the city. Join discussion...