How to make Healthy Eating Choices this Holiday
Making healthy choices in the kitchen can be difficult, but there are ways to curb your temptations. Cleveland clinic's doctor Mark Hyman says you can make healthy choices automatically by keeping...
View ArticleStress Less this Holiday
Holiday parties don't necessarily have to be filled with stress. The American Psychological Association says while many Americans look forward to spending time with their loved ones during the holidays...
View ArticleKnow your Numbers (for better health)
Knowing your numbers doesn't just include your height and your weight. In fact a lot of these numbers can tell you a lot about your health. Let's start with blood pressure. It measures the force of...
View ArticleMalaria Killing Thousands More Than Ebola In West Africa
GUECKEDOU, Guinea (AP) -- West Africa's fight to contain Ebola has hampered the campaign against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that is claiming many thousands more lives than the...
View ArticleMajor Study Of Bereaved Military Families Underway
With his wife and child close at hand, Army Maj. Chad Wriglesworth battled skin cancer for more than a year before dying at age 37. "It was long and painful and awful," said Aimee Wriglesworth, who...
View ArticleCDC: Flu Season Continues To Worsen, Could Peak This Month
NEW YORK (AP) -- The flu is now widespread in all but seven states, and hospitalization rates match the dismal season two years ago. While health officials fear this will be an unusually bad year,...
View ArticleGovernment issues New Dietary Advice
WASHINGTON (AP) -- You've heard it before: Eat fewer calories, more fruits and more vegetables. Those recurring themes as well as some new advice about sugar, salt, meat and caffeine could be part of...
View ArticleMedicare seeks to improve Senior’s Chronic Care
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Adjusting medications before someone gets sick enough to visit the doctor. Updating outside specialists so one doctor's prescription doesn't interfere with another's. Starting this...
View ArticleLatest Health Gadgets to help you keep your New Years Promises
Some of you are well into reaching your health and fitness goals for the new year and with me today i have best buy merchandise supervisor jorge gomez to talk about the Latest health gadgets to help...
View ArticleWorking out without Making your Wallet Sweat
At the moment, gym deals are all over... Health reporter Lyssa Hansen has some advice on how to keep up with your resolution, without breaking the bank.
View ArticleMeasles Outbreak linked to Disneyland Parks (Q&A)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Measles cases have been popping up around California in an outbreak linked to visits to Disney theme parks in Orange County during the winter holiday. The highly contagious...
View ArticleWednesday is National Hug Day
As cheesy as it may be, you body actually benefits from giving and receiving hugs… and there are studies to prove it. Hugging also has a therapeutic effect on people. Dr. Rock says researchers at...
View ArticleNourish your Body Correctly after Hitting the Gym
You may have been working out a lot for your New Year’s resolution, but is your diet replenishing all those hard worked muscles? Athletes need to have the correct amount of carbs to fuel their muscles…...
View ArticleSitting for Extended Periods of Time is Harmful to your Health
Health Reporter, Lyssa Hansen explains, overcompensating for a sedentary lifestyle with exercise may not be good enough.
View ArticleUT-RGV School of Medicine Receives $2.88 Million Grant to support Local...
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine have been awarded a $2,880,342 grant over three years by United Health...
View ArticleW.H.O. Adopts Reforms To Repair Reputation After Bungling Ebola
GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization has proposed reforms that could overhaul its structure after botching the response to the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, a sluggish performance that experts...
View ArticleKeep your Skin Moisturized During Cold Weather
Health reporter, Lyssa Hansen has some tips to keep your skin hydrated during the winter months.
View ArticleTake Care of your Thyroid
January is thyroid awareness month, but over half of Americans are living with this disease and do not even know it. A blood test or ultrasound can tell you if you have a thyroid problem. Common...
View ArticleBreakthrough in the Fight against Blood Cancers
There is a new breakthrough in the fight against blood cancers. The latest research finds a potential treatment to wipe out cancer cells without destroying the healthy cells. Dr. Yogen and his team...
View ArticleBeing a Creature of Habit May be Good for your Health
Whether we like to admit it or not, maintaining a routine may be good for us. Cleveland clinic psychologist Dr. Scott Bae says that keeping a schedule has its health benefits. Researchers believe...
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