The Detroit Free Press profiles a few of the participants in the 30th Annual Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon:
At 6-foot-9, Norm Allgood was the biggest of the 16,000-plus participants who turned up on Sunday for the 30th running of the Detroit Free...
It was not so long ago that starvation and famine made headlines. Presently, the world also has another challenge to face:
Some 1,800 researchers will gather in New Orleans this weekend to discuss efforts to treat and contain the worldwide obesity...
U.S. schools have made improvements in the last six years, according to data from a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
The survey, which is conducted every six years, shows that more schools than six years ago offer...
A major obesity study has just been released in the UK, projecting a gloomy future:
The extent of the obesity epidemic was laid bare yesterday as it was disclosed that more than half of adults and a quarter of children will be dangerously overweight by...
Oprah Winfrey discussed thyroid disease and its recent impact upon her. Story below after the jump.
Winfrey, 53, was feeling incredibly sluggish by the time her talk show wrapped up its season in May. She eventually discovered the...