Beverage industry cuts calories for school kids (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. beverage industry has agreed to fight child obesity by cutting calories and shrinking the serving sizes of drinks sold at schools in a deal brokered by self-described former "fat kid" Bill Clinton.

Don’t rely on homeopathy to beat malaria, doctors warn
British holidaymakers are putting their lives at risk by relying on homeopathy to protect them against malaria, doctors have warned. The medical experts condemned reliance on alternative medicines as 'outrageous quackery'

Cartoon favourites to help sell fruit and veg
Disney is using the power of its cartoon characters from Winnie the Pooh and the Jungle Book to drive sales of fruit and vegetables.The deal comes as its partnership with McDonalds to support fast food is coming to an end

The British Are Much Healthier Than The Americans
A large study, which looked at the health of middle class, middle-aged, white residents in both the USA and Britain found that the British enjoy much better health than their American counterparts. Even though the USA has a much higher income per capita than the UK, about 25% higher, the British are far ahead when it comes to the health of its residents. Americans also spend a great deal more on health care than the British do. [click link for full article]

McDonald’s, Disney deny obesity at fault as alliance ends (AFP)
AFP - The Walt Disney Co. and fast food giant McDonald's Corp. have announced they are ending a decade-old marketing alliance but denied the deal was ending because of concerns over obesity.