WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- Mississippi, for the fifth straight year, had the highest U.S. rate of adult obesity at 32.5 percent, officials of two non-profit groups said.

WASHINGTON, June 4 (UPI) -- An analysis of the U.S. swine flu outbreak found stockpiling medication paid off, but keeping sick children and workers home problematic, researchers said.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. economic crisis and state budget cuts threaten states' ability to respond to natural and man-made disasters, a report issued Tuesday purports.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Mississippi has the highest obesity rate of 32 percent, with Colorado having having the lowest at 18 percent, researchers say.

WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. infant mortality rates have stalled since 2000, following 40 years of progress, Annie E. Casey Foundation and Trust for America's Health officials said.

WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Obsolete laws, misallocation of resources and fragmented efforts by 15 federal food agencies result in gaps in U.S. food safety, a non-profit group maintains.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Critical parts of the U.S. emergency health system are unprepared for a pandemic disaster, and continuing cuts in federal funding are making matters worse.

ATLANTA, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Bill Gimson, chief operating officer at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is going to Iraq on temporary assignment.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Children and teens account for 46 percent of all H5N1 bird flu deaths, but a report says there are gaps in U.S. child pandemic preparedness.