Research Roundup: Childhood Obesity, Insurance Coverage In Cancer Trials, Hospitals Stays And Need For Nursing Homes

Health Affairs this month is devoted to the topic of childhood obesity, with the first study of the group - National, State, And Local Disparities In Childhood Obesity - pointing out that "new data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health show that the percentage of children ages 10-17 who are overweight ...