The weight-loss surgery centers in Southern California are under intense scrutiny for their safety record, advertising, and billing practices. Medscape Medical News
Vaccination coverage for adults in the United States in 2010 fell far below Healthy People 2020 aims and need to be increased substantially to lower the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases. Medscape Medical News
A decade-long decline in measles cases reversed in 2010, with 40% of countries not meeting the annual incidence target of fewer than 5 cases per million population. Medscape Medical News
A simple intervention, whereby photographs of green beans and carrots were placed in lunch trays in a school cafeteria, has had some success in boosting consumption of these vegetables among elementary schoolchildren. Heartwire