This twenty-fifth edition of Annual Editions: Health is a compilation of public press articles examining how Americans make choices about controlling their health; the impact of stress and emotions on mental health; the effects on diet and nutrition on well-being; influences of exercise and diet on health; how drugs affect our lives; recent research on human reproduction and sexuality; the major causes of death in the Western world; the current state of health care in today's society; food labeling and food and drug interactions; hazards that affect our health and are encountered in today's world. This title is supported by Dushkin Online (www.dushkin.com/online/) our student Web site.