CHICAGO (AP) — Flu shots are now available at many pharmacies throughout Illinois.

Two Illinois projects are receiving grants to identify and enroll children eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

The children's hospital at the University of Illinois at Chicago is holding a free back-to-school health fair.

A group of infantry just back from Afghanistan sat down before computers at Fort Carson and began answering a series of questions:

A new study suggests nearly one in five children with an autistic older sibling will develop the disorder too — a rate much higher than previously thought.

Guidelines have just been issued for nutrition and physical activity in camps and after-school programs.

Boy or girl? A simple blood test in mothers-to-be can answer that question with surprising accuracy at about seven weeks, a research analysis has found.

Patients will be able go online to look up information on Illinois doctors, including judgments and settlements in malpractice lawsuits, because of a law signed Tuesday.

According to data released by the CDC last week, H.I.V. infections among most populations in the United States, while unacceptably high, have remained relatively stable in recent years.

They defied the bishops to support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Now Catholic hospitals are dismayed the law may force them to cover birth control free of charge to their employees.