LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes are suffering from futile care at the end of their lives, two new federally funded studies reveal.

(Associated Press) -- Who needs vaccine against regular winter flu, and who should be first in line for the swine flu shot? There's lots of overlap.

ATLANTA (AP) -- The first detailed study of U.S. children killed by swine flu found the outbreak differs from ordinary flu in at least one puzzling respect: It appears to be taking a higher toll on school-age youngsters than on babies and toddlers.

(USA TODAY) -- The first analysis of children who have died of the new H1N1 flu virus shows that two-thirds had severe existing medical conditions, nearly half also got bacterial infections, and a dozen were never treated with Tamiflu, the government reported Thursday.

ATLANTA (AP) -- Some childhood lead poisonings in Maine last year came from an unusual source -- lead dust tracked into the family car.

CHICAGO (AP) -- As a political uproar rages over end-of-life counseling, a new study finds offering such care to dying cancer patients improves their mood and quality of life.

(USA TODAY) -- Asking nurses to reach out to people who have advanced cancer -- even if only by phone -- can improve patients' mood and quality of life, a study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association reports.