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Junk food is a culprit in obesity in cities and rural areas.

Study Shatters Preconceived Notions About Urban Vs. Rural Obesity

The conventional wisdom is that city life makes you fat and rural life keeps you trim. A new study looks at the numbers to see if that holds true.

Jessica Holloway-Haytcher uses an app that helps her track meals, exercise and keep in touch with an online coach.

My New Diet Is An App: Weight Loss Goes Digital

The popularity of weight loss apps, especially among younger people, has forced the traditional weight loss programs to revamp their models to include online, on-demand support.

Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., speaking during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, said Tuesday he will hold hearings next year in response to an NPR and Frontline probe that revealed government regulators failed to identify and prevent dangerous conditions.

Fatal Disease Outbreak Among Miners Spurs House Hearings On Coal Mine Dust

The review comes in response to an NPR and Frontline investigation that revealed the failure of government regulators to identify and prevent dangerous conditions.

Penny Marshall played Laverne in Laverne & Shirley and went on to have a career as a Hollywood director. She died Monday at the age of 75.

Penny Marshall, Filmmaker And 'Laverne & Shirley' Star, Dies At 75

Marshall directed Big and A League of Their Own, among other films.

Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, will testify publicly on Capitol Hill next week about payments to women who say they had affairs with Trump. Cohen will report to prison in May for crimes related to those payments.

After Delay, Michael Cohen To Testify On Capitol Hill Next Week

President Trump's former lawyer is scheduled to appear Feb. 27 before the House oversight committee. Members of Congress are expected to ask him about hush money payments ahead of Election Day 2016.

'Empire' Actor Jussie Smollett Charged With Filing False Police Report

The actor had reported being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Prosecutors say that report was not true.

Laura Jane Grace & The Devouring Mothers' album <em>Bought to Rot </em>is on our list of the best new albums out Nov. 9.

New Music Friday For Nov. 9: The 8 Albums You Need To Hear Now

This week's best new albums includes Lil Peep's posthumous follow-up to Come Over When You're Sober, 50th-anniversary editions of Electric Ladyland and The Beatles "White Album," Hanson and more.

Concussions from domestic violence are sometimes overlooked in patient care.

Domestic Violence's Overlooked Damage: Concussion And Brain Injury

Women are at high risk for getting concussions from domestic violence. A neurologist and a social worker have paired up to try to get women the specific medical help and counseling that they need.

New research finds that a yoga class designed specifically for back pain can be as effective as physical therapy in relieving pain. The yoga protocol includes gentle poses and avoids more difficult ones.

Study Finds Yoga Can Help Back Pain, But Keep It Gentle, With These Poses

A yoga class designed specifically for lower back pain can be as effective as physical therapy in easing pain, the study says. The class and teacher manuals are available online, for free.

The people who got caught up in the exercise boom of the 1970s and stuck with it into their senior years now have significantly healthier hearts and muscles than their sedentary counterparts.

Exercise Wins: Fit Seniors Can Have Hearts That Look 30 Years Younger

Why develop an exercise habit now? Because 75-year-olds who've been doing it for decades may have the cardiovascular systems of people in their 40s and the muscles of 20-somethings, researchers found.

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