The National Health Service of the United Kingdom said for the years 2006 to 2007, it spent more on Scots than Englishmen.

Average per capita health spending hit $4,567 (2,313 pound)per resident of Scotland, while it reached only $3,781 (1,915 pound) in England

For the 13-year period between 1992 to 2005, sports attracted fewer Canadian children, particularly those from large cities and families with lower incomes and educational levels.

According to a Statistics Canada study, in 1992, 57 percent of school children reported regularly taking part in an organized sport, while in 2005 only 51 percent did

The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics indicated child obesity in the U.S. may be leveling off. Although the number of obese or overweight young Americans between the ages 2 to 19 rose to 32 percent for the years 2003-2006 from 29 percent in 1999, the increase is not statistically significant.

The heavyweights among the 23 million overweight or obese children ballooned to 16 percent in 2003-2006 from 14 percent in 1999-2000. The rise may seem slight, but when compared to 1980 levels of only 5 percent to 7 percent, the number of obese kids is still a big health burden

At least 360 workers who volunteered to perform search and rescue operations at the World Trade Center directly following the September 11, 2001 attacks have since died; 80 of which suffered cancer-related deaths.

The volunteers and rescuers worked at Ground Zero, nearby blocks and at the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. New York state health officials have identified the cause of death for 154 dead volunteers

Bariatric weight reduction surgery or gastric bypass helps improve lower back pain symptoms, new research suggests.

Researchers at the University of Southern California analyzed the outcome of 38 consecutive patients with low back pain who underwent bariatric surgery over a period of six months