Clinton deal cuts school snack foods

Snacks sold in schools will have to cut the fat, sugar and salt under the latest crackdown on junk food won by former President Clinton.


Just five months after a similar agreement targeting the sale of sodas in schools, Clinton and the American Heart Association announced a deal Friday with several major food companies to make school snacks healthier — the latest assault on the nation's childhood obesity epidemic...more

Why do some age well while others don't

The question is why some age well and others do not, often heading along a path that ends up in a medical condition known as frailty. Now, though, scientists are surprised to find that, in many cases, a single factor undetected cardiovascular disease is often a major reason people become frail.

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Drinking Tea Soothes Stress, Researchers Say

Published in the international journal Psychopharmacology, the study found that people who drank tea were able to de-stress more quickly than those who drank a tea substitute. Following a stressful event, tea-drinkers also had lower levels of cortisol in their blood when compared with a control group who drank placebo tea.

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Are Fido and Fluffy good for your health?

Seven out of every 10 American households are dwellings for people and pets alike. Here’s a look at some of the health benefits and risks of sharing our homes with dogs and cats...more

Fatty Liver Disease Endangers 6.5 Million U.S. Kids

As many as 6.5 million American children could have a dangerous condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), new research suggests.


NAFLD -- an accumulation of fat in the liver cells -- can lead to cirrhosis of the liver, end-stage liver disease requiring a transplant, and liver cancer. Until now, there has been little research into the prevalence of NAFLD in children...more