With an override vote likely to fail, Democrats must decide if they should hold fast to the current insurance bill or negotiate.Faced with the likelihood that they will fall short in their effort to overturn President Bush's veto of a popular health insurance program for children, congressional Democrats are confronting a difficult choice about what to do next.

  When aging hampers memory, some people's brains compensate to stay sharp. Now scientists want to know how those brains make do -- in hopes of developing treatments to help everyone else keep up.

  The trust is intended to help provide millions in healthcare costs for former employees over the next 30 years.Los Angeles County officials established a trust fund Tuesday to prepare for a $20-billion healthcare tab expected when thousands of county employees retire over the next 30 years.

  "I've been telling these guys for years that he was going to kill someone," said Dr. Gilbert Moran, the former ob-gyn chief. "And no one would listen."Late one April night, the first of Sarah Valenzuela's twins arrived with little trouble, but the second stayed put.

  Calling the latest version too costly to workers, a labor and consumer coalition shifts strategy from gentle persuasion to outright opposition.SACRAMENTO -- Abandoning their facade of cooperation, a coalition of California labor unions and consumer groups says it is gearing up a campaign to discredit Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's healthcare proposal as too expensive for many workers.

  The answer might be found in a few more birthdays.AS a culture that celebrates youth and beauty, we learn early on that adults are over the hill at 40. Birthdays aren't counted after 50. And by 60 the teasing has stopped and people are genuinely sympathetic.

  Competitive swimming at 50? Running at 70? When it comes to sports that require endurance, age can actually be an asset.SWIMMER Leianne Crittenden has recently racked up a national championship, world championship and world record, butshe's not some promising college athlete.

  Change the way you train your biceps by performing alternating reverse curls while leaning against a large stability ball. It's a fun and creative way to add variety to basic moves. Always use slow, controlled motion, because you want to concentrate your effort on each arm individually.

  I have a problem with bad breath. I brush my teeth three times a day and use mouthwash. My dentist said, "It's not your mouth, which is very clean." I have read that a stomach infection with H. pylori bacteria could cause bad breath.

  Studies on three common treatments for osteoarthritis are inconclusive.AMERICANS with osteoarthritis of the knee may need to wait a little longer for proof that three common approaches actually work.