Expectant mothers who smoke are more likely to have babies with health problems and low birth weight.

VOA: special.2010.03.09

As the New York Times put it, he "struggled for much of his life with his weight,with alcohol and with persistent tales of womanizing."

VOA: special.2009.08.29

One piece of equipment on Apollo Fourteen was a light-weight vehicle with two wheels.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

And they had fewer preterm births and fewer babies with low birth weight.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

"Within that week with support, of the body weight support, we were able to get him to stand without any help at the legs so he was generating enough force to bear his body weight."

VOA: special.2011.06.01

"There is a growing consensus that we as a nation need to recreate our communities and environments where healthy choices are easy choices and affordable choices. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack -- who has talked about his own childhood struggles with weight -- agrees about the need.

VOA: special.2010.03.17

"We found that physical activity was effective in controlling weight only among women who started off with a normal BMI."

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

People with heart failure tend to gain weight because fluids build up when the heart can't pump enough blood.

VOA: standard.2010.06.04

While weight gain was associated with all of the drugs, children taking Zyprexa gained the most.

VOA: standard.2010.07.08

There is also the long-time rivalry with Saudi Arabia, whose petro dollars continue to carry weight.

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

Exersize helps prevent obesity and diseases associated with sedentary lifestyles and excess weight.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

Because of their unique surface, each medal is struck with 12 dies nine times with 1,900 tons of pressure, the weight of more than The native designs were laser-engraved on each medal.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

Widely respected for his craft, his private life however over the past 15 years was muddied with allegations of child abuse while he suffered under the weight of a huge financial debt.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26