Our weekly health news wrap-up starts with a laugh and ends with a fright:

Rodney: “Doctor, every morning when I get up and look in the mirror, I feel like throwing up. What’s wrong with me?”
Dr. Vinnie Boombotz: “I don’t know, but your eyesight is fine.”
If Rodney Dangerfield got no respect from his doctor, could it have been because of his waistline? A new study sheds some light on anti-obesity bias among doctors. (S.F. Examiner)

Do some cancers reverse themselves? A surprising new report indicates that, in rare cases, they do. (New York Times)

While some may question the benefits of stretching (Washington Post), it seems that trying to touch your toes may tell you a lot about your heart’s health. (American Journal of Physiology)

Does posting calories at fast food chains really make us healthier? The preliminary results from NYC are in. (Gothamist)

Yet another study finds that diet and exercise can work better than pharmaceuticals at fighting disease. This time, the disease is type 2 diabetes. (HealthDay, with the official abstract at The Lancet)

And just in time for Halloween comes word that researchers developing new, stronger antibiotics are eyeing their front-porch jack-o-lanterns. Pumpkin proteins are showing great promise as anti-fungal agents. (ScienceDaily)