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By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – People who eat lots of high-fiber and whole grain foods have lower risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other chronic diseases than people whose diets are low in fiber, a study...

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – A survey of low-income women in a large U.S. city finds that nearly two-thirds couldn’t afford menstrual hygiene products such as tampons or pads during the previous year. More...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – A year after giving birth, African-American mothers may have more signs of physical and mental stress that can raise the risk of chronic disease, compared with white or Latina women, a...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Most people don’t need to take vitamins or nutritional supplements because they can get all the nutrients they need by eating a healthy diet, a new patient resource published in...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Workers who are exposed to pesticides or metals on the job may be significantly more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Older people with type 2 diabetes may struggle more with verbal memory than their peers without the disease, a recent study suggests. Researchers followed 705 older adults without...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Even when babies are born “full term,” those who spend fewer weeks in the womb may still be less likely to earn a college degree and get a high-paying job, a large study...

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – Healthier sides and drinks were added to U.S. fast-food restaurant kids’ menus in the past decade, but healthy combinations are still rarely offered as the default option,...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Spending on health care advertising in the U.S. has almost doubled over the past two decades as companies compete for their share of the world’s biggest health care market, a U.S....

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – A program that combines home modifications with specialized counseling may help seniors disabled by aging stay in their homes longer, a new study suggests. The program helped seniors...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – A growing number of nurse practitioners are providing primary care in rural and low-income U.S. communities where the physician workforce is shrinking, a new study suggests. Nationwide,...

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Kids may be more likely to develop depression and anxiety when their parents are regular drinkers, even when neither parent drinks enough to be considered an alcoholic, a Norwegian study...