Junk Food Near Schools May Be Trivial Factor For Kids' Weight
You may think that having lots of stores and restaurants selling unhealthful food right next to high schools would be one of the reasons children are getting fatter.
Why Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

Swaying to and fro can help you rest easier.
McKinsey Stands By Contested Health Insurance Survey

"We stand by the integrity and methodology of the survey," McKinsey says.
HEALTH: Saving lives for the price of a cup of coffee

Vaccination programmes are popular with donors
A County Takes Down Prescription 'Pill Mills'

Portsmouth Public Health Nurse Lisa Roberts helped found the Scioto County Prescription Drug Action Team....
Heart With No Beat Offers Hope Of New Lease On Life

An X-ray shows the dual turbinelike blood pumps that replaced Craig Lewis' heart. These devices were used in a last attempt to save his life...
Pressure On Planned Parenthood Grows, As Another State Cuts Funding
And then there were three.
The North Carolina Legislature overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue Wednesday, approving a state budget that bans public funds from going to Planned Parenthood.
Genome Maps Solve Medical Mystery For Calif. Twins

The Beery family in 2010 on a visit to Baylor.
Volunteer contributions on the rise as UN marks World Blood Donor Day

A woman gives blood while her children watch
An Air Ambulance Trip Can Leave You With A Sky-High Bill
Nobody plans on having a medical emergency so dire it requires getting airlifted to a hospital by helicopter or plane, yet it happens to more than 500,000 people every year.