When Susan Barnes retired from the military after 25 years of service, she envisioned a life of leisure.

When Niesia Garza gave birth her son Daniel, she and her husband Rob, were elated.

For the millions of Americans suffering from lupus, a debilitating autoimmune disease for which there is no cure, a new breakthrough in treatment may provide the one thing patients and doctors alike have been searching for: hope.

After running for recreation, for more than 25 years, Clayton Honaker decided to take the plunge.

Forget the fear of mass casualties and visions of mobs at county health department offices, swine flu may have hit its peak.

Cases of H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, have gone from cause for alarm to cause for concern.  And though health officials are still urging residents to be vigilant about the symptoms and spread of the H1N1 virus, they say, for now, the number may be on the decline.