CHICAGO (Reuters) - Worries about the economy have led many American women to think twice about having a baby, a survey released on Wednesday found, with nearly half of those surveyed saying they want to delay pregnancy or limit the number of children they have.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The secret to fixing healthcare in the United States is to focus on value, a measure that takes into account both quality and cost, says Dr. Denis Cortese, president of the Mayo Clinic.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Younger white women with vitamin D deficiencies are about three times more likely to have high blood pressure in middle age than those with normal vitamin levels, according to a study released on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats pushed on Tuesday to make insurance reforms more affordable for workers and Republicans decried what they called a rush to judgment as debate began in a key Senate committee on a sweeping overhaul of U.S. healthcare.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Cancer is a bigger killer in developing countries than tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS combined and a “tsunami” of the disease threatens to overwhelm the nations worst equipped to cope, experts said Tuesday.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Cancer patients whose tumors are targeted with heat treatment as well as chemotherapy are more likely to stay alive and cancer-free for longer than those who receive only chemotherapy, researchers said on Tuesday.

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The first batch of people to receive vaccinations against the new swine flu — a group of students in China — has reported no serious side effects, Chinese officials said on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who say their asthma gets worse when the weather changes are on to something, new research hints.

BERLIN (Reuters) - A daily dose of aspirin can prevent cancer in people with a genetic disorder that increases their risk of developing the disease, scientists said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 35 million people globally will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in 2010, and few will get any treatment at all, according to a report released on Monday.