Most parents want abstinence taught in school

February 12, 2004

UTICA, N.Y. — The majority of parents want high school sex education classes to focus on abstinence, a Zogby International poll commissioned by Focus on

U.S. overweight population leads world; obesity kills more than 300,000

February 12, 2004

Americans are getting fatter every year, and it’s killing us. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 300,000 deaths a year in the

Alabama churches get health help from state

February 12, 2004

The Alabama Department of Public Health is looking toward the faith-based community as another means of promoting good health throughout the state. “Physical health

Weight loss solution: Eat less, exercise more

February 12, 2004

The solution to the growing problem of obesity sounds deceptively simple: increase activity and decrease caloric intake. Obviously, the answer is more complex, or weight

Relaxing with transcendental meditation hazardous to health

January 29, 2004

Transcendental meditation (TM) is a dangerous form of meditation that should not be confused with meditating in the Christian context of the word. According to