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Mexico Surpasses US As Most Obese Nation
The United States is no longer the world’s most obese nation. A new report from the United Nations gives that title to Mexico. It states nearly seventy percent of Mexican adults are overweight and...
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Study:Brainpower in the very old may be improving
NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re lucky enough to live into your 90s, how well will your brain hold up? You may have an edge over people who got there ahead of you, a new study hints. Researchers found that on...
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Health Matters: Zero Calorie Drinks May Be Too Good To Be True
Zero calorie beverages filled with artificial sweeteners may be too good to be true. New research published in this months issue of Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism finds that diet sodas may be...
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5 Dead After Vehicle Plunges Into Water
Tragedy in Cameron County, several people are dead after their vehicle plunged into brownsville waters. A justice of the peace confirmed those deaths this afternoon. Authorities say the vehicle was...
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FDA to set new limit on level of arsenic in apple juice
WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents who have been fretting over the low levels of arsenic found in apple juice can feel better about buying one of their kids’ favorite drinks. The Food and Drug Administration is...
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Health Matters: Air Pollution Causes Millions Of Deaths Worldwide
Air pollution is responsible for more than two million deaths worldwide every year. And nearly a half million of these deaths occur due to increases in ozone caused by humans. Researchers simulated the...
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New Research: Late retirement lowers risk of Alzheimer’s disease, other types...
BOSTON (AP) — New research boosts the “use it or lose it” theory about brainpower and staying mentally sharp. People who delay retirement have less risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or other types...
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New Mobile App To Reduce Distracted Driving
Distracted driving cost 3,300 lives in 2011, one of the top reported distractions is cell phone use. But there’s a new mobile app to help keep your eyes on the road and off the phone. It’s called OFF...
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July Commit to Fit Health Walk Details
Come Commit to Get Fit with FOX2 Wednesday, July 24th. Meet us at La Vista Park located at 100 La Vista Avenue in McAllen. Show up at 7 p.m. with the entire family, good walking shoes and a green...
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Texas Libraries To Reshape Childhood Obesity
One woman is reshaping Texas with the help of the Texas Library Association. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs visited McAllen’s main library today to unveil her latest childhood obesity initiative,...
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House GOP seek delay in health care provisions
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans, politically emboldened by President Barack Obama’s delay of a key requirement of his health care law, are taking another run at scrapping his signature domestic...
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Internet Sensation Talia Loses Cancer Battle
Thirteen-year-old You Tube sensation Talia Joy Castellanos journey with two types of cancer came to an end this Tuesday. The young lady battled with neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer and at the...
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Gov. Perry signs sweeping abortion restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed sweeping new abortion restrictions on Thursday that could shutter most of the clinics in the state. More than 100 Republican lawmakers attended the...
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TX Health Officials Investigate Rare Intestinal Outbreak
Texas health officials are now investigating numerous cases of people being sickened by an outbreak of a rare intestinal illness known as cyclospora. Cyclospora is most commonly contracted by eating...
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Health Matters: Smartphone Users Becoming “Couch Potatoes”?
Smartphone users may be the new “couch potatoes”. Researchers surveyed more than 300 college students about their cell phone use, leisure and physical activities. Overall these students spent an...
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‘Alarming’ rise in children injured by falling TVs
CHICAGO (AP) — Falling televisions sent nearly 200,000 U.S. children to the emergency room over 20 years and the injury rate has climbed substantially for these sometimes deadly accidents, a study...
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Boy Scouts To Reconsider BMI Restrictions
A non-profit organization is asking the Boy Scouts of America to reconsider their body mass index or BMI restrictions for adults and children applying for certain summer activities. Each year, thirty...
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FDA: Menthol Cigarettes Pose Greater Risk to Public Health
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes. The federal agency released the independent...
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Hidalgo County Recognized For Long Life Span
The life expectancy gap between urban and rural Texas residents is growing, according to a recent study conducted by the American Statesman. There was virtually no gap between urban and rural Texas...
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FDA Cracks Down on More Than a Dozen Illegal Treatments for Diabetes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on more than a dozen companies that market illegal treatments for diabetes, ranging from bogus dietary supplements to prescription...
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