BEIJING (Reuters) - Evening exercise classes at the Nirvana fitness centre in Beijing are in high demand these days as young professionals whose mothers once counted ration cards seek to stay svelte despite lavish lunches.

New research shows how we weigh fairness in moral decisions.

LONDON (Reuters) - Providing free AIDS drugs to people in northern Malawi has slashed adult mortality rates, vindicating a recent ramp-up in treatment in poor parts of rural Africa, researchers said on Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Getting the cool kids to talk to their peers about the dangers of smoking cut the number of young people who started using cigarettes in one study by nearly 25 percent, British researchers said on Friday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with diabetes are twice as likely to have arthritis, putting them in a double bind as the pain in their joints keeps them from getting the exercise they need to keep both diseases at bay, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fewer than half of Americans can recognize the top five warning signs of stroke, information that could help save thousands of people from death and disability, the U.S. Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention said on Thursday.

Melting remains with lye may one day rival burial and cremation.

Public Citizen petitions the FDA, claiming the patch poses serious health risks.

Here are tips every bride can use to look top-notch on her big day.

VBloc therapy inserts electronic device in abdomen to suppress appetite.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. advocacy group is urging the Food and Drug Administration to pull Johnson& Johnson's birth control patch from the market after studies found an increased risk of dangerous blood clots.

Special vehicles are designed to preserve organs; some ethicists are wary.

For years, TV's Jodi Applegate's mother lied and told her she was adopted.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that firefighters face higher-than-average risks of several types of cancer, adding to evidence that the job carries hazards beyond the fires themselves.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Incontinence and other disorders of the pelvic organs can take a toll on a woman's sex life, a new study suggests.

Straitjacketed for 13 years, adult "Genie" still lives a shuttered life.

New York City officials begin enforcing a new rule requiring restaurants to post calorie counts, and some New Yorkers find the news hard to digest.

Author says many people consume "edible food-like substances."

Feds recommend anti-smoking drug despite risks of suicide.

The genome of the odd creature may reveal clues to our own development.

Separated-at-birth sibs could fall in love more easily but cases not common.

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BOSTON (Reuters) - The diabetes pill metformin is just as effective as insulin injections in treating women who develop diabetes during pregnancy, researchers in New Zealand and Australia reported on Wednesday.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A drug from a new class of weight-loss treatments disrupted wiring needed for brain development in young mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, raising concerns about using such medications in children.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risks of developing Alzheimer's disease differ between the sexes, with stroke in men, and depression in women, critical factors, according to a French study.

LONDON (Reuters) - Five percent of breast cancer tumors appear to double in size in just over a month, Norwegian researchers said on Thursday in a study underscoring the potential benefits of more frequent screening.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Medtronic Inc said on Wednesday it was voluntarily recalling some disposable devices used during cardiac bypass surgery because they have been found to be coated with contaminated traces of the blood-thinner heparin.

Job interviews, dates, auditions—we all try to evaluate what others think of us. But why do we often get it wrong?

BOSTON (Reuters) - Doctors should try a new type of prescription -- being a little more polite -- if they want to connect with their patients, a U.S. psychiatrist suggested on Wednesday.

A CDC study links irregular sleeping habits with ill health.

As many as 50 members of the audience at a live show needed medical help.