January 5, 2011 — Extreme obesity is a risk factor for death from pandemic influenza A (H1N1), according to research published online today and in the February 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

New research reveals that extreme obesity in US youth, although still rare, has more than tripled since 2008, placing older teens and minority children at higher risk for serious metabolic ...

"Hansel and Gretel" by the brothers Grimm features an example of child neglect and child abuse Source: Wikimediacommons.org/Public Domain “…There was once more ...

New research published Tuesday concludes that the rising rate of extreme childhood obesity—well above the usual BMI cutoff—has become a "public health emergency." Reading time 4 minutes Many Americans ...

Researchers say the findings of the study challenge the idea of a single global obesity “epidemic”, revealing major ...