NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who get the recommended amount of fiber in their diets may have lower estrogen levels and ovulate less often than women who eat less fiber, a new study suggests.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smokers who are ready to quit will have the most luck if they combine the nicotine patch with nicotine lozenges and some counseling or coaching, a new study shows.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sometimes, when living with a serious illness, the best hope for happiness may be simply to give up hope.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy visit the doctor more often and have higher risks of certain health problems than other children their age, a new study suggests.

Pregnant women, others at high risk should be vaccinated

Nuclear stress sometimes not enough to assess risk

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators said on Monday that patients and doctors should be aware of possible kidney function problems with diabetes drug Byetta.

Further study confirms children need 2 doses of vaccine

Study dispels worry that low cholesterol causes cancers

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly 70 percent of adults in the US report having at least one day of insufficient rest or sleep per month, suggests a new survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

House to consider healthcare bill later this week

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Longer-term treatment of depression for adolescents is associated with persistent benefits, even after treatment ends, according to results of the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS).

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Survivors of childhood brain tumors often suffer lasting problems with memory and other "cognitive" functions, results of a study indicate.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When pregnant women get vaccinated against flu, their babies are bigger, healthier and less likely to be premature, researchers reported on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in the lab, but here's a more immediate use: Fat liposuctioned from other parts of

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having artificial insemination to get pregnant? You might want to lie on your back for 15 minutes following the procedure, according to a new study.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women dread a diagnosis of endometrial cancer, but those who drink at least two cups of caffeinated coffee a day may have a lower risk for this cancer of cells lining the uterus.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Churchgoers have been found to have lower rates of drinking and smoking than those who spend their Sundays elsewhere. Now a new study suggests that for adults, it may not be church attendance itself that

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Iodine supplements may improve mental function in children with even mild deficiencies in the nutrient, a small study suggests.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Anabolic steroids - the kind used by some athletes to build muscle mass - can cause lasting kidney damage, according to research presented today at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting in San