NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Crowding in emergency departments leads to longer waits and delays in care for all but the very sickest patients, according to a study of four different ERs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress moved on Wednesday to repeal the health insurance industry’s exemption from antitrust laws, cranking up the pressure in a growing battle over President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform plans.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Drug labels in the United States often omit information showing the severity of side effects or that a medicine is not very effective, two doctors said Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peter Criss, founding member of rock band KISS, knows that many of his male fans are macho, so he is making the rounds to tell them even tough rocker guys like him can suffer from a disease usually associated with women — breast cancer.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are neurotic — they tend to worry a lot and to have emotional ups and downs — seem to be at increased risk of developing asthma, a new study hints. Those who suffer through a divorce or other relationship conflict are also at risk for asthma, according to [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children of abused mothers may be smaller at birth and show stunted early growth, according to research from Bangladesh.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global efforts to immunize children against life-threatening diseases set a record high last year but failed to protect millions of youngsters in the world’s poorest countries, health officials said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Results of tens of thousands of flu tests indicate that the pandemic H1N1 virus is spreading from school-aged children to the rest of the U.S. population, makers of the tests say.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Good news for men who farm U.S. fields. Regular exposure to pesticides used commonly on the farm does not appear to increase the risk of heart attack.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are examining the growing number of nutrition claims found on the front of food packages after complaints that they give a misleading picture of their health benefits, officials said in a warning to food companies on Tuesday.