A new report from Credit Suisse projects the market for obesity fighting consumer staples could hit a massive $1.4 trillion by 2012 as the world's population continues to gain weight.

The California Legislative Black Caucus Foundation and Assembly member Sandre Swanson (D) on Friday sponsored a health care summit that focused on ways to address diabetes and obesity, particularly in minority communities, the Contra Costa Times reports.

SAN DIEGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- CalorieKing, the leading provider of online weight management tools, announces that Jeffrey P. Levine, MD, MPH, has joined the CalorieKing Advisory Board.

EVERETT -- Danica Nicolici weighed just 2 pounds, 3 ounces at birth. Problems during her mother's pregnancy meant she needed to be delivered 10 weeks prematurely.

U.S. stocks get a lift as oil backs off a record above $143 a barrel, and as fund managers buy up high-performing stocks, along with defensive issues, to embellish their portfolios on the last day of the second quarter.