Harold Mandel - National health Examiner - Healthcare

KidsHealth writes that the percentage of overweight children in the United States is growing at an alarming rate, with 1 out of 3 kids now being considered overweight or obese. A lot of kids are spending less time exercising and...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention writes that breast cancer screening means checking a woman's breasts for cancer before there are signs or symptoms of this disease. Three main tests are used to screen the breasts for...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention writes that many young people engage in sexual risk behaviors that can result in unintended health outcomes. Sexual risk behaviors leave adolescents at risk for HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases  (STDs...

The National Institutes of Health writes that dietary fiber intake provides many health benefits. However, the average fiber intakes for US children and adults are less than half of the recommended levels. Individuals with high intakes of dietary fiber have...

The National Center for Biotechnology Information writes that shootings and deaths in schools throughout the United States now have parents believing that their communities are not safe from the most extreme examples of youth violence. This growing perception, combined with...