WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress has started work on a broad overhaul of the healthcare system in a rare spirit of optimism, but brewing battles over its cost, scope and structure could still scuttle hopes for a solution.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - School cafeteria meals like low-fat pizzas with whole grain crust don’t taste too bad to Paola Villatoro, a 17-year-old at Downtown Magnet High School in Los Angeles.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A steady 15-year decline in the U.S. death rate from cancer translates to about 650,000 lives over that time, the American Cancer Society said on Wednesday.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization wants to keep monitoring the spread of H1N1 flu before issuing guidance on the production of pandemic flu vaccines, a top WHO official said on Tuesday.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The National Football League is packed with superb athletes, but a majority have elevated blood pressure and the biggest linemen may put themselves at risk of heart disease and diabetes, researchers said on Tuesday.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan have identified a gene that appears to determine cyclical hair loss in mice and believe it may also be responsible for hair loss, or alopecia, in people.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Countless workers in the United States are trapped in jobs they would like to leave because they cannot get health insurance elsewhere, calcifying innovation and mobility in the world’s largest economy.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - One in 20 children whose parents do not get them vaccinated against whooping cough catch the highly contagious virus, researchers said on Tuesday.
LONDON (Reuters) - When it comes to choosing a mate, opposites really do attract, according to a Brazilian study that found people are subconsciously more likely to choose a partner whose genetic make-up is different to their own.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that nearly 13,000 people have been confirmed infected with the new H1N1 flu strain but the number of countries affected is stable at 46.