Federal Research Targets Obese Teens

New federal research reveals an alarming report concerning the health of American teens.

Asheville area fitness calendar for the next few weeks.

WHITE SQUIRREL RACE: 5K and 10K races 8 a.m. Saturday. Check in at Brevard Music Center’s Strauss Auditorium. Register at www.brevardrotary.org . $25 age 19-64, $20 students and seniors. Fee $5 more after May 20. Also Firecracker Run July 4 and Flight of the Vampire Oct. 27.

Health & Fitness calendar

CLINIC Thursday • Shots for Tots and Teens. 3 to 5:30 p.m. St. Joseph Education Annex, corner of East 29th Street and Broadmoor Drive. $5 immunizations for kids 2 months to 18 years old provided by the Brazos County Health Department. Bring sh ...

School's out; time to punch in

There’s one thing that’s almost as popular as the ice cream at Ben & Jerry’s in Napa. It’s a job behind the counter.

Study: 1 in 4 kids diabetic or pre-diabetic

Recent data shows a shocking jump in youth diabetes. A new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics said 1 out of 4 youth in the U.S. is diabetic or pre-diabetic.