Here's a round up of some recent news stories on nutrition, health, wellness, exercise and all the rest. There's a lot out there! -

Housing crisis: First, do no harm - Detroit News
Lewis Carroll, call your office. Or, better still, the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" should call Washington, where the government's determination to solve the housing "crisis" produced this lead paragraph in a recent New York Times

Where's My Money? - The Ledger
There are plenty of books available that can help you and your children learn about money together, regardless of their age. Time and Money Flashcards ($2.95) Designed for young children, these flashcards help children learn how to add and

Nintendo set to launch "Wii Fit" exercise game - Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 (Reuters) - For years, video games have been blamed for turning kids into idle layabouts who only venture off the couch to fill up on potato chips and soda. Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS: Quote , Profile , Research ) now aims to

Despite H.I.V., Fighting to Maintain Health and a Positive Attitude - New York Times
Patricia Clouden dresses in a whirl of color, from her bright African dress to her shiny green toenail polish. She is a grandmother of eight who gets noticed in her Harlem neighborhood and is not afraid to speak her mind. I m not a Yes, ma

Myanmar cyclone: Burma junta is killing its own people, says West - Daily Telegraph
; http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1488655367/bctid1558412620 http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1139053637 Furious at the continuing restrictions on aid workers, world leaders dropped guarded criticisms of the regime and

Freed hostage fights for those still in chains - Houston Chronicle
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA As rebel-held hostages, the Colombian politician and the American pilot lived in the jungle like Siamese twins. They had to. For eight months, Luis Eladio Perez and Thomas Howes were shackled together by the neck with a 9-foot

Exercise May Protect Girls from Future Breast Cancer - Christian Post
WASHINGTON (AP) - Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years starting as young as age 12 can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown. Middle-aged women have long been advised to get

Disaster to the Rescue - Washington Post
On my street last week, the Communist Party's neighborhood committee moved old computers out of its storage room to make way for donated materials bound for earthquake victims 2,000 miles away. Within 12 hours, the space was crammed with clothes and

Head protection push for children, the elderly - News.com.au
PROTECTIVE headgear for babies and the elderly could become compulsory in Queensland childcare centres and nursing homes amid brain injury fears. Australia's Brain Injury Centre is leading a push for a State Government trial of the headwear, which

Diet, exercise tied to cancer survivor well-being - Reuters UK
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Just 5 percent of U.S. cancer survivors are meeting experts' recommendations on diet, physical activity and cigarette smoking, a new survey shows. But the more recommendations a cancer survivor did meet, the better his or