The fall season brings Thanksgiving and the beginning of the holiday season. Sharing meals with family and friends are a key element of this joyful time of the year. We are faced with an abundance of food, and can easily gain extra pounds as a result.

Drinking water to quench thirst instead of sugar-sweetened beverages is important for weight control, and overall health.

How did we cure polio, smallpox and send a man to the moon? How did we decode the human genome in just 13 years? Collaboration. Focus on a specific goal, and teamwork.

Cooking simple, delicious meals at home is the key to maintaining your family's healthy eating habits.

Whether we are Democrats or Republicans, all Americans can agree that our health care costs are unsustainable - and the sooner we acknowledge that, the better.

Throughout the world, cancer affects the rich and poor, especially where cigarette smoking is rampant.

Our cattle, poultry and fish should not be exposed to antibiotics or hormones that will be harmful to their human consumers.

During the holiday season, try substituting a cranberry and club soda spritzer, or water with lemon or lime instead of an alcoholic beverage. You'll be saving calories, and reducing your cancer risk.

Whenever possible, organic produce, fish, poultry, eggs, and other products are preferred.