Len Jessup has been busy these last four months. As the 10th president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jessup is lobbying lawmakers to support Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget plans for higher education.

Damon McCune, a registered dietitian and coordinator of the UNLV Nutrition Center, knows a thing or two about the ins and outs of healthful eating. So does he buy organic foods?

Jean Nidetch, a compulsive eater who founded Weight Watchers, died on Wednesday at her home in Boca Raton, Fla., according to a Weight Watchers spokeswoman. She was 91.

COMPTON, Calif. – Aida “Didi” Nuñez used to have a car and a job she could drive to. Then she lost her job at a community center when funding dried up. And then she had an accident and lost her car.

Researchers say living in one neighborhood could add years to your life, while being a resident of another could cut your life short.