GENEVA (Reuters) - Teaching new mothers how to breastfeed could save 1.3 million children’s lives every year, but many women get no help and give up trying, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats pushed healthcare reform legislation forward in a key congressional panel on Friday but the battle over President Barack Obama’s top policy goal looked ready to move outside Washington as lawmakers prepared for a month-long break.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday it will increase testing parts of steaks and other meat cuts used to make ground beef as the government steps up efforts to reduce the spread of E. coli bacteria in food.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some good news on some cancers: During the last decade, deaths from stomach cancer have declined in most areas of the world, according to a new study.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Green tea is safe and may taste delicious, but if you’re counting on it to prevent cancer, you may want to reconsider: A new review of studies including more than 1.6 million people has found “limited” evidence that green tea might help prevent some types of cancer.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With polls showing public support for President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform waning, Senate negotiators hit another snag on Thursday when a key Finance Committee Republican said the panel would not be ready to vote until September.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Democratic leaders may try for the second time in two days on Thursday to pass a sweeping reform of the U.S. food safety system that would step up federal inspection of foodmakers.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Some 13 million abortions are carried out in China each year, in part because there is little education about contraception or disease for the rising numbers of young people who are having sex, state media said on Thursday.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is discussing with U.S. health officials the possibility of putting vaccination sites at some of its stores for an H1N1 swine flu inoculation campaign this fall, a company official said on Thursday.

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Outbreaks of the H1N1 flu among children attending U.S. summer camps presage a surge in cases this fall as students return to school, an official at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Wednesday.