Herbal supplements containing kava or passionflower appear to be a safe and effective treatment for the symptoms of anxiety, a new review of existing research suggests.Kava and passionflower have long been used in traditional medicine for their calming properties, and the herbs are now sold in stores as capsules or liquid extracts.

The evidence is "strong" that such products may actually help people with anxiety, according to the review.By contrast, the authors found insufficient evidence for the use of St. John's wort, a popular herbal remedy used primarily to treat mild depression.Experts not involved in the study say the findings should be taken with a grain of salt, however.The review's conclusions are "premature," says Mary Chavez, a professor of pharmacy practice at the Texas A&M Health Science Center, in Kingsville. [Read the full article]

Year after year, doctor's visit after doctor's visit, Myke Triebold kept a secret from her gynecologist.Even when the secret landed her in the hospital -- twice -- Triebold kept mum, preferring to be silent than healthy.Triebold's secret: incontinence. For seven years, she went to the bathroom 15 to 20 times a day. A real estate agent who was constantly on the road, she coped by memorizing the location of every McDonald's and Burger King in Destin, Florida.Her other coping mechanism was to drink as little as possible -- usually only about 16 ounces of fluids a day. Two summers in a row, she was taken the emergency room for dehydration after she passed out and started vomiting."The doctor was looking down there and asked, 'Do you have to go to the bathroom a lot?' I said yes. [Read the full article]

Laura Sessions Stepp is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, formerly with The Washington Post, who specializes in the coverage of young people. She has written two books: "Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both," and "Our Last Best Shot: Guiding Our Children through Early Adolescence." She has twice been a visiting scholar at the Board on Children, Youth and Families, a program of the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. She consults for The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, where she is a senior media fellow.(CNN) -- Months before its summit on community colleges Tuesday, the White House asked Americans to post on its website ideas for community college reform, and vote for their favorite idea.More than 600 votes were cast before the summit opened. [Read the full article]

Chef Jamie Oliver's TV series include "The Naked Chef," "Jamie's Kitchen," "Jamie's School Lunch Project," "Jamie's Great Italian Escape," "Jamie at Home" and the Emmy award-winning "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution." Jamie has inspired people all over the world to cook and care about the food they serve their children. He lives in England with his wife, Jools, daughters Poppy, Daisy and Petal, and son Buddy.(CNN) -- Your kids deserve better. Because Congress failed to pass the Child Nutrition Bill last week, bad school lunches will remain bad.While the bill wasn't perfect, it would have created stronger nutritional standards and provided more money for the school lunch program -- adding six cents per lunch for the first time in 30 years. This was the first step on the long ladder to fresh food, and now it's a missed opportunity. [Read the full article]