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Jogging: Good for the Heart, Bad for the Teeth
While running burns calories, builds endurance and lowers your blood pressure, it may cause problems with your teeth. Physically active people especially runners have a higher risk of dental erosion,...
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When it Comes to Strokes, Think F.A.S.T
Today is world stroke day a day to raise awareness about the world's second leading cause of death. In the U.S. someone has a stroke every forty seconds and it can happen to anyone. But there are...
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Less Invasive Breast Cancer Screening Process
If you have ever had a breast biopsy....you know that it can be an uncomfortable procedure. Now there's a new device being tested that may one day be a less invasive way to tell women whether or not a...
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Your Next Workout Partner may be Four-Legged!
Dogs can be great workout partners, but some breeds are better than others when it comes to different work outs. A study in the journal of physical activity and health says that dog owners average...
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Gates Foundation Focuses on Ending Malaria
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Philanthropist Bill Gates says he wants to end malaria in his lifetime and will give more money toward that goal, part of his broader fight against tropical diseases that are...
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How the Time Change Affects your Internal Clock
As the clocks fall back, don't let that extra hour of sleep get away from you. It's important to create healthy sleep habits to make the adjustment easier on your internal clock. Sabrina Brem is an...
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Want Clear Skin? Rethink what you’re Eating!
The popular saying you are what you eat may hold true for your health and clear skin. A diet full of refined sugars, carbs and trans fats tend to show not only on your waistline but on your skin too....
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Newly Advised Stroke Recommendations
The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association update stroke guidelines to potentially prevent first-time strokes. Stroke is the fourth leading cause of the death in the world---in...
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Prepare for the Worst, Expect the Best
Health emergencies can pop up at any moment, but are you prepared should a situation occur? Here are the top 12 things you should always carry with you in case of an emergency. Your insurance card and...
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Doctor Recovers From Ebola, Leaves NYC Hospital
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hugging the health workers who cared for him, a doctor who recovered from Ebola said Tuesday he was a living example of effective treatment and urged support for those combating the...
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Sleep your Way to Better Health
It has become one of the most difficult things to do in today's society: getting enough sleep. And being busy with school, work and family life isn't the issue. It's the time we spend in front of the...
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Get your Fox Fit Fix!
It's Wednesday---time for your fox fit fix! November is diabetes awareness month and tomorrow people will have the opportunity to learn more about their risk. The Rio Grande valley diabetes association...
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Heart Health
One organization is taking women's heart health into their own hands to push women to do the same. The Women's Heart Alliance co-founded by Ronald Perelman and Barbara Streisand along with the medical...
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Strep Throat ‘B’ Bacteria
The strep throat ‘B’ bacteria may sound dangerous but it isn't. In fact you may actually be carrying it right now. However it may pose health problems for pregnant mothers. Group beta streptococcus it...
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U.S. Looking Past Ebola To Prepare For Next Outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The next Ebola or the next SARS. Maybe even the next HIV. Even before the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is brought under control, public health officials are girding for the next...
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FDA: Calorie Counts to be on All Menus
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Whether they want to or not, consumers will soon know how many calories they are eating when ordering off the menu at chain restaurants, picking up prepared foods at supermarkets...
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How to Know when your Baby’s Cold is More than Just a Cold…
What may look like the common cold in your infant may be something more serious like RSV. It's called respiratory syncytial virus and peak season is November through April. The virus may only cause...
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Keeping Track of your Diabetes with Apps
New technology is making it easier for some to keep track of their health issues, and our health reporter, Lyssa Hansen is telling us how that's especially true for those with diabetes. Managing your...
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Changes Coming To Kidney Transplant Waiting List
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New rules this week are bringing changes to the nation's kidney transplant system that will give some patients a better shot at a longer-lasting organ, and move others up the...
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Turn that Frown Upside Down with Exercise
Millions of Americans suffer from depression and many rely on antidepressant medications to relieve their symptoms, but many cases of depression can be treated with good old fashioned exercise. Recent...
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