Quitting smoking can turn back time. A year after kicking the habit, smokers' arteries showed signs of reversing a problem that can set the stage for heart disease, according to the first big study to test this. The improvement came even though smokers gained an average ...

Health insurer Humana Inc. more than doubled the amount it spent lobbying the federal government in the final quarter of 2009, as the health care overhaul debate heated up in Congress. The Louisville, Ky., insurer spent $1.3 million in the fourth quarter, compared with ...

It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it'll take the better part of a decade to write the user manual for consumers and doctors, employers and insurance companies. Some health insurance ...

US President Barack Obama launched an impassioned week-long closing campaign on Monday to drive his historic health reforms through Congress at a pivotal moment that may help define his presidency. Obama left the White House for Ohio and an appearance designed to crank up pressure on lawmakers likely to face a knife-edge vote this week on reform aspirations that have ...