Former President Bill Clinton teams up with SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer in a campaign to encourage kids to eat healthy foods and exercise.

Mr. Clinton says, "The idea that health decisions you make as kids could stop you from living your dream is heartbreaking to us." He will appear in public service announcements and in a town hall forum devoted to childhood obesity

Obesity is one of the major health concerns afflicting both children and adults in the United States today. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) releases results indicating children should not view more than two hours of television a day.

However, most children in the U.S. watch an average of 2-3 hours of television a day, and many children have TVs in their bedrooms. Experts say children are typically inactive while watching television and often snack on unhealthy foods

The House has approved the "cheeseburger bill," preventing people from suing restaurants and food sellers for obesity-related problems, suggesting the House feels the waistline results of bad meal choices is not the fault of food sellers.

By a vote of 307-119, The House easily approved the measure

The risk of death following bariatric surgery is higher among men, older patients, and patients of surgeons who perform lower numbers of bariatric procedures, according to a study in the October 19 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

David R. Flum, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues conducted a study to determine the risk of all-cause early post-surgical death

The risk of death following bariatric surgery is higher among men, older patients, and patients of surgeons who perform lower numbers of bariatric procedures, according to a study in the October 19 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

David R. Flum, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues conducted a study to determine the risk of all-cause early post-surgical death