A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40 percent of the population is obese (defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a ...

The House and Senate talked past each other for 43 days only to finally emerge with an agreement that restarts government funding but fails to address key health care and appropriations ...

“Food stamps gave me the time to rebuild my life. Using hunger as political leverage isn’t fiscal policy. It’s a moral failure.” I’ve been that mother in the grocery store line, food stamps in hand, ...

Texas is among six states to remove "junk food" from the items people can purchase using benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP). The state received federal approval for a ...