SHUTDOWN JEOPARDIZES NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR POOR
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM In a Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 photo, Patricia Jones, 34, center, is hugged by her 4-year-old daughter Pashalae Armstrong, 4, center left, while talking to The Associated…
Child and teen health
FIRST LADY WANTS PEOPLE TO DRINK MORE PLAIN WATER
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE FILE – In this July 10, 2013, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks to mayors and other officials about the initiative, “Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and…
TEXAS MEGACHURCH LINKED TO 21 MEASLES CASES
By JAMIE STENGLE This Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013 photo shows the Eagle Mountain International Church in Newark, Texas. The megachurch, linked to at least 21 measles cases, has been trying…
NJ governor to sign ban on gay conversion therapy
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI FILE- In this July 29, 2013 file photo New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in Morristown, N.J. Get your face on TV and write a book:…
BENEFIT OF MOBILE APPS FOR TODDLERS QUESTIONED
By ANNE FLAHERTY FILE – In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 file photo, Frankie Thevenot, 3, plays with an iPad in his bedroom at his home in Metairie, La. As…
FIRST LADY PUSHES FOOD INDUSTRY
By MARY CLARE JALONICK First lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Partnership for a Healthier America’s second Building a Healthier Future Summit on childhood obesity, Friday, March 8, 2013, at…