WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. government and the AARP released two checklists to help men and women over age 50 stay healthy and prevent disease, officials said.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- A new U.S. government database comparing health insurance costs finds significant variations depending on geographic locations.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Consumers, companies and analysts can compare health coverage costs in the largest U.S. metro areas using a new database developed by the U.S. government. The data bank, developed by the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Resea

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released a brochure on questions patients should ask before surgery.

PHILADELPHIA, May 4 (UPI) -- American doctors write about 3.5 billion prescriptions every year and new research suggests nearly one in every 100 of those prescriptions is wrong -- the wrong drug, the wrong dose or the wrong patient.