WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AIDS, smoking and obesity are reversing progress made in helping people live longer around the world, with mortality rates worsening over the past 20 years in 37 countries, researchers reported on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California college professor who sequenced his own genome has had it analyzed — and discovered he has a high risk of dropping dead of a sudden heart attack, as well as a high prostate cancer risk.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More Americans got vaccinated against influenza in the past season than ever before, but too few people are seeking vaccines, U.S. health experts reported on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women whose mothers suffered from a serious type of morning sickness are at triple the risk of the condition themselves, a new analysis of more than 2 million birth records shows.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women’s dietary intake of vitamin D and calcium doesn’t seem to influence their risk of breast cancer, before or after menopause, new research from Canada shows. But the findings do suggest that taking vitamin D in supplement form may be protective against the disease.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc said on Wednesday it would immediately stop terminating healthcare coverage for policyholders after they become ill, to comply with a new healthcare law months ahead of schedule.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With an average of 23 phone calls, 18 patients and 20 lab reports to deal with each day, Dr. Richard Baron of Philadelphia is pretty busy.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The controversy surrounding a GlaxoSmithKline Plc diabetes drug points to a need for changes in the way the U.S. Food and Drug Administration handles safety issues, agency critics told lawmakers on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fish oil, exercise and doing puzzles may all be good for the brain but there is no strong evidence that any of these can prevent Alzheimer’s disease, an expert panel concluded on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Iraqi doctors faced with a shortage of anesthetic drugs in a capital city hit by years of conflict have successfully used acupuncture to treat mothers during caesarean section births.