Doctors may need to do something more than hand out a prescription to lower heart disease risks in overweight individuals."

A new study suggests that daily doses of statins and blood pressure medications will not be enough to prevent heart disease among the growing number of overweight or obese Baby Boomers.

Experts say, people must shed the pounds.

The Wake Forest University research involved more than 6,800 men and women aged 45 to 84.

It revealed an even greater prevalence of overweight and obesity than shown in similar studies done five years earlier.

Researchers fear as obesity increases so will heart disease rates.

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Girls can help protect themselves from breast cancer later in life... just by exercising.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis say.. a study of 65,000 nurses found that those who began a lifestyle of exercise

when they were as young as 12 were 23% less likely to develop post menopausal breast cancer.

The study finds that three hours a week of running or other vigorous exercise, or simply walking 13 hours a week have provided

the best results.

The study can be seen in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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Healthy students  will be better learners.

That is the hope and the reason Gov. Bob Riley plans to expand health screenings at more schools across the state.

The KidCheck Health Initiative will use college nursing programs to check the K-12 students for a variety of health factors, including vision, oral-health and heart rate.

Screenings began several years ago in Bibb and Blount counties...

More schools will be added this fall.

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