Health Care

Under new U.S. Department of Agriculture standards announced on Wednesday to improve child health and reduce childhood obesity, millions of American students will be given more fruit and vegetables for their lunch meals.

This is the first overhaul of the school lunch program in over 15 years. The changes will affect the close to 32 million children that eat lunch at school.

"Improving the quality of the school meals is a critical step in building a healthy future for our kids," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told MSNBC. "When it comes to our children, we must do everything possible to provide them the nutrition they need to be healthy, active and ready to face the future – today we take an important step towards that goal." more >>

WASHINGTON – One day after the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, tens of thousands of people gathered on a cold, rainy Monday for the 39th Annual March for Life at the National Mall in Washington, DC.

Families, churches, schools, monks, nuns, Orthodox Jews, and many others from across the country crowded the streets shouting "We love babies!" and telling the watching public that "life counts."

Henry J. Mansell, Archbishop of Hartford, Conn., told The Christian Post that he had been involved in the annual March for Life for "many years" as well as other marches elsewhere in the country. more >>

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a survey Thursday showing small businesses are concerned about the impact of Obamacare as opponents and the Barack Obama administration await the U.S. Supreme Court hearings over the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The survey shows that 78 percent of small businesses view taxation, regulation and legislation as obstacles to hiring. It also shows that 74 percent of businesses believe the health reform law impedes their ability to hire employees.

The poll underscores a 2011 Quinnipiac poll showing Americans favor the Supreme Court overturning Obama's health care law, 48 percent to 40 percent. more >>

News anchor Bill Weir discovered his major risk for a heart attack while interviewing the doctor of deceased Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

The doctor, Dr. David Agus, who also worked with renowned professional cyclist Lance Armstrong, performed a full body CT scan on the anchor and made a discovery that could have saved his life.

A blockage was discovered in the main artery of the “Nightline” co-anchor’s heart. The doctor told Weir that had it not been cleared, Weir may not have lived for any more than 5 years. more >>

For the time being, the GOP primary race appears to be down to two candidates: Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney. With the repeal of President Obama’s health care overhaul on the minds of many conservative voters, it’s important to look at where both candidates stand on the issue, where they have possibly fumbled on the issue in the past, and what they hope to achieve with it in the future.

A current poll by Real Clear Politics reveals that 49.4 percent of Americans oppose the health care plan while only 37.2 percent support it.

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A Vietnamese man has survived surgery in which a tumor, that was nearly twice the weight of him, was removed.

The tumor which had been with, Nguyen Duy Hai, since he was a child had caused him to become unable to walk for several years leading up to the surgery.

Hai, 31, of Da Lat City, has Von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis, said Dr. Jean-Marcel Guillon, chief executive officer of FV Hospital, according to CNN. more >>