You knew it: Job stress elevates blood pressure

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- New study findings confirm what some office managers, senior management officials and other white-collar workers have suspected for years: Working in highly stressful jobs can increase your blood pressure.

Government adding fruits, veggies to WIC shopping lists

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fruits, vegetables and whole grains are being added to grocery lists for low-income mothers and children under a federal program that helps feed more than half the babies in the United States.

My first war zone

Deafening sirens blared as I crouched in the corner of a stairwell in a nondescript apartment building in Haifa, Israel.