Staying Healthy

  1. New food map updates nutrition facts

    New food map updates nutrition facts

    A new food map developed by researchers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows updated nutrition facts that differ from government data.

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  2. The menace of addiction knows no bounds

    The menace of addiction knows no bounds

    Pat Mulieri has achieved uncommon success in her 75 years, the last 18 as a Pasco County, Fla., commissioner. She earned a doctoral degree and taught college English for 26 years. She is known for a kind heart, for aiding the poor and homeless. She …

  3. Study: Bras may make breasts saggier

    Study: Bras may make breasts saggier

    A French study shows that wearing bras might make women's breasts saggier.

  4. Docs: Toddlers addicted to smartphones

    Docs: Toddlers addicted to smartphones

    We love our smartphones and tablets. And if you have children, you know they love them just as much. But how much is too much?

  5. Women weigh 'pregnancy insurance'

    Women weigh 'pregnancy insurance'

    More women who are of childbearing age but want to have a baby later in life are considering "pregnancy insurance," acting now to have a baby in the future.

  6. Kids' mental health cases rising

    Kids' mental health cases rising

    Mental health disorders in children living in the U.S. have been rising over the past ten years.

  7. Survey looks at food, calories

    Survey looks at food, calories

    Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.

More Health Stories

  1. Girl dies from pain patch overdose

    Girl dies from pain patch overdose

    A 12-year-old girl in Missouri died of a Fentanyl overdose after she unknowingly put a used painkiller patch on her leg.

  2. Victims:USMC failed to safeguard water

    Victims:USMC failed to safeguard water

    A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals.

  3. Distractions increase surgeons' errors

    Distractions increase surgeons' errors

    Just how much attention your surgeon pays to tasks in the operating room can be affected by a number of distractions such as music, cell phones and chatty colleagues.

  4. Radiation-based prostate cancer drug

    Radiation-based prostate cancer drug

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new injectable drug that uses radiation to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones.

  5. FDA approves test for lung cancer

    FDA approves test for lung cancer

    The Food and Drug Administration says it approved a genetic test from Roche to help doctors identify patients who can benefit from a lung cancer drug made by Genentech.

  6. If impatiens mildew lingers...

    If impatiens mildew lingers...

    As gardeners, we have many decisions to make during spring: Should we expand the garden and shrink the lawn? Start vegetables from seeds or buy starter plants? 

  7. Followers of quantified self' movement..

    Followers of quantified self' movement..

    Jared Sieling's first experiment was on his diet.

  8. Angelina Jolie had double mastectomy

    Angelina Jolie had double mastectomy

    Angelina Jolie says she had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she has a high-risk gene for breast cancer.

Gluten Free & Celiac Disease

  1. Gluten Free, Celiac Disease Blog, Forum

    Gluten Free, Celiac Disease Blog, Forum

    One woman embracing her "princess" disease and helping others who suffer with Celiac and are living gluten free. http://gfree-gal.blogspot.com/ | www.gfreesurvival.com/blog | www.gfreesurvival.com/gluten-free-forum

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