11.42 am | 19 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

US Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a long-awaited healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to ...

10.08 am | 19 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

You never consume trans fats, have reduced caffeine, and rarely eat cheese. What's next to banish from the menu? Salt, if consumer trend tracker Minte...

9.18 am | 19 Nov 2009 |  Source: Forbes India

Kids and advertisers went ape over cornflakes as an alternative and healthy (really?) breakfast to traditional Indian meals. Cornflakes had a good run...

6.32 pm | 18 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Russia's top health official has proposed that the country's fashion designers create trendy face masks to combat swine flu, his spokeswoman said on W...

9.52 am | 18 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Going on a cruise? To cut your risk of getting sick while sailing the high seas, avoid using the ship's public bathrooms....

9.52 am | 18 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

High doses of an experimental heart medicine being developed by Merck & Co continued to show beneficial effects on both good HDL and bad LDL cholester...

8.57 am | 18 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Heart patients in Norway -- where unlike many countries foods are not enriched with folic acid -- were more likely to die from cancer if they took fol...

9.12 am | 17 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Slow walking may not only mean getting to your destination later but it could also be taking its toll on your health, according to a French study....

8.02 am | 17 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

People who have had repeated flu infections -- or repeated flu vaccines -- may have some protection against the new pandemic swine influenza....

10.16 am | 16 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Exercisers trying to cut down on calories might want to take a run in the sun instead of a climate-controlled gym, according to a small Australian stu...

9.39 am | 13 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

A small bar of dark chocolate a day can keep stress at bay, according to a small study by international researchers....

10.37 am | 12 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

Nearly 200 million children in developing countries suffer from stunted growth and health problems due to poor nutrition in their early years, the UN ...

9.58 am | 12 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

An Italian inventor has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive for the faithful without the fear of contra...

8.57 am | 12 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

South Asian nations must promote breastfeeding and focus on better nutrition for under two-year-olds in order to reverse the worst rates of chronicall...

9.59 am | 10 Nov 2009 |  Source: Reuters

The popular blood-thinner Plavix prevents heart attacks and strokes in both women and men, but the benefits differ slightly by gender, US researchers ...