Special Report: Geriatricians Cite Looming Silver Tsunami

Surgeon general meeting aims to lower preterm birth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One in eight babies - well over half a million a year - are born premature, a toll that's risen steadily for two decades with no...

Exercise May Cut Risk of Dementia
Exercising in middle age may help ward off dementia and Alzheimer's disease decades later.

Glaucoma report points to increased costs
(Research Australia) A new Center for Eye Research Australia/ Access Economics report shows the cost of glaucoma will more than double in the next...

US child obesity 'hits plateau'
Child obesity rates may have reached a plateau in the US after decades of almost continuous rises, a report says.

Child Obesity Rate Levels Off
The steep decades-long rise in child obesity appears to have peaked, according to a new study. Kids may not be getting fatter, but are they getting...