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The Army's top medical officer this week rejected assertions that commanders are discouraging doctors at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., from diagnosing soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The sweater vest is back.

OK, it never really went away. But it took Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum to remind us that the comfy sleeveless sweater has always had a place in our closets.

Since Santorum won the Iowa caucus, the former senator from Pennsylvania has been wearing a sweater vest at his meet-and-greets, not for a fashion statement but for good luck.

Most patrons of fast-food shops are regularly asked if they'd like to "value size" or increase the portions of their meal for a few cents more.

Experts say supersized meals and a "clean plate" culture largely contribute to a national obesity rate among adults greater than 33 percent.

The interplay of companionships and heart attacks might seem a stark contrast to the February obsession with Valentine's Day love, hearts and flowers. But February is also American Heart Month.

Motivation is something that people find to be mysterious and out of reach. That's especially true when it comes to exercising consistently instead of in the start-and-stop fashion that many people find frustrating and defeating.

Everybody's doing it.

Celebrities, seniors, young adults, teens and young children. Even cats and dogs.

People of every race and religious group are catching on to the benefits of yoga.

The 5,000-year-old practice has gone from an obscure Eastern-oriented discipline to somehow, almost overnight, the hottest exercise trend.

They would depart for China in two days.

That had been the plan, anyway.

The Collivers, Paul and Sharen, were all packed and prepped, eager for an adventure far removed from their lives as almond farmers south of Fresno, Calif.

Getting a new passport or renewing an expired one can be a time-consuming process. But it is possible to do it yourself with proper planning.

Here are some facts and tips to help you "get your papers." For more information, go to www.travel.state.gov.

Q: When do you need a passport?

A: For travel in all foreign countries, including Mexico and Canada.

It started, as bonkers things often do, at a party in college.

The theme was dead celebs and historic figures. Then-student Frank DeCaro went as Euell Gibbons, the Grape-Nuts cereal spokesman who famously claimed pine trees were edible.

"He was a naturalist," said DeCaro, who carried a pine tree through the party. "He ate all this healthy food and then he dropped dead."

Q: Why on earth do people rearrange the strollers in the stroller parking areas of amusement parks? The last time we went to Disney, we'd leave my daughter's stroller outside a ride, come back out and find it in a completely different place. It's nerve-wracking -- I kept thinking someone took it by mistake or stole it.