Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents. It occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height. Childhood obesity is particularly troubling because the extra pounds often start kids on the path to health problems that were once confined to adults, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

The water bottle is a workout staple, and certainly a good drink for those who are trying to maintain a slender figure, but according to new research women may gain less weight over time if they turn that water into wine.

The South Carolina Institute for Childhood Obesity at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital focuses on developing community and school programs to help kids stay healthy.  “Children are overfed, but undernourished,“ said Dr. James Stollworth of the South Carolina Institute for Childhood Obesity.

Findings in the March issue of Health, found that the obesity rate for children grew from 14.8% in 2003 to 16.4% in 2007. But the percentage of children who are simply overweight actually dropped a small amount—from 15.7% to 15.3%.

The task set by a food blogger seemed deceptively simple: Eat unprocessed food for a month. More than 900 people signed up, but it was harder than many expected.

After a lifetime of silence, an Ohio woman is uttering her first words.

A beautiful, talented Texas teenager was almost killed in a horrific boating accident. Even if she survived, it appeared that she would lose her right arm. But quick reaction by a friend, and a Dallas surgeon, helped lead to a miracle.

Seasonal flu strikes tens of millions of Americans every year. Its outbreaks have long baffled scientists. But an Oregon researcher may have found a way to forecast the flu.

Often considered a disease of the elderly, strokes are now striking adults at much young ages.

NASA designed treadmill gives earth-bound injured workout.

When mothers speak to children, it’s often in a singsong tone. That’s no coincidence, scientists say, given that music and language are so intricately linked in the brain. Scientists are using this fundamental connection between song and speech to treat patients who have lost their ability to communicate.

Antiretroviral drugs that are being used to prolong the lives of patients infected with HIV/AIDS could also be greatly effective in slowing its spread.

Doctors have been doing cardiac catheritizations or angioplasties for decades but now instead of gaining access to the heart through the femoral artery in a person’s groin, one doctor has a new technique which safer, more comfortable for patients and a quicker recovery.

Making use of a new mother’s placenta, for months after giving birth, is the mission of a San Francisco Bay area-woman.

Nearly 40 million prescriptions have been written for the popular osteoporosis medication. It’s part of a group of drugs called bisphosphonates that are supposed to make bones stronger. But now some doctors say there’s mounting evidence that these medications could cause spontaneous breaks and fractures.