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During the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, much criticism was leveled at World Health Organization officials, accusing their response of being too heavily influenced by the pharmaceutical industry. But according to a panel of independent experts, that wasn't the case.

The 1998 study linking the MMR vaccine to autism has been utterly debunked. So 13 years later, how many lives have been lost and how much money has been wasted treating the preventable illnesses that fear-mongering led to? Here are some answers.

With the latest round of global climate change talks set to begin this week in Cancun, Mexico, the assembled delegates should be thankful they're not meeting in, say, Beijing or New Delhi. Those two cities are tied at the top of a list no city should want to be on: those with the world's most dangerous air.

Even if the fake drug you buy on the Web doesn't kill or even hurt you, the transaction itself can reveal your financial and medical information to questionable (at best) characters. Protecting yourself starts with understanding the dangers. Plus: Here are some helpful tips.

The World Health Organization has granted prequalification to Pfizer's Prevnar 13 pediatric vaccine, which protects against an array of pneumococcal diseases, the world's leading cause of vaccine-preventable death in children under 5. Pfizer's shares rose more than 1% Monday.

Though the threat of H1N1 infection remains, the World Health Organization has declared an end to the Swine Flu pandemic, citing "pure good luck" to explain why the disease wasn't as lethal as feared.

"The Checklist Manifesto," a new book by surgeon and New Yorker writer Atul Gawande, contends that the simple checklist has become indispensable throughout the world of increasingly complex work -- and it should not be underestimated or dismissed, even by experts.

The U.S. may worry about having enough H1N1 vaccine to protect its population from swine flu, but at least it's getting precious doses. Many developing countries, which can't afford the sometimes expensive medication, don't have any at all. That may change soon. The U.K.'s GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)...

On Tuesday, the World Health Organization's top flu expert said the group is on the verge of declaring the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years. Confirmed community spread in a second region beyond North America would trigger moving to phase 6, signifying a full-blown pandemic. It's...