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Commit-To-Get-Fit Focuses On Back-To-School Vaccinations
With school just around the corner, we thought it was appropriate to get everyone informed about back-to-school vaccinations and immunizations. If you missed us this month, don’t worry. We will have...
View ArticleHealth Matters: Operation Lone Star Begins Monday!
Lone Star bank and the military have joined forces to launch another year of operation lone star—to start Monday, July 29th and end August 2nd. Operation lone star is a week long event that provides...
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Meet Chris Sanchez
Chris Sanchez, a 22-year-old young man born and raised in Pharr has struggled with being overweight for most of his life, reaching a staggering 520 pounds. The simple tasks we take for granted such as...
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Doctors Hospital Of Renaissance To Bring New Research To Valley
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance met today with the National Clinical Trial Network, Microsoft and PHRMA to discuss the possibility of bringing new clinical trial research to the Rio Grande Valley. With...
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Operation Lonestar Continues Throughout Valley
Well there are only 2 days remaining for you and your family to take advantage of Operation Lonestar. It’s an event that provides families with free basic medical services to those with or without...
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Consumers Should Know More About Intestinal Illness Linked to Prepackaged Salad
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Food safety advocates say they are alarmed by a lack of information being disseminated about the spread of a nasty intestinal illness that has sickened nearly 400 people...
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Health Matters: Harley Davidson’s Unite Help Fill Valley Blood Donation Gap
Blood donations are low this summer in South Texas, but there’s an opportunity for you to help. United Blood Services and Harley Davidson have teamed up for its 7th annual Bikers Have Heart Blood...
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Health Matters: FDA to Set New Rules for Gluten-Free Foods
Gluten free foods are set to receive new marketing rules from the Food and Drug Administration. By this time next year, foods labeled Gluten Free, No Gluten, Free of Gluten or Without Gluten must have...
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Valley Man Gives Insight Into Inspirations Weight Loss
Roxie Lugo, personal trainer and owner of Fit4life studio in McAllen, customizes a special sequence of cross training moves for Chris. Combining speed and agility with strength conditioning using high...
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Nutritionists Develop Test Tube Burger
Would you eat meat that was created in a lab? Well you may get the chance to test it out very soon. Dutch scientist mark post unveils his latest creation — a test tube burger, at a public tasting just...
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Health Matters: Soylent Food Replacement
Georgia Tech Graduate, Robert Rhinehart, has engineered a one of a kind food replacement in powder form packed full of nutrients, all you need is water and a straw. Rhinehart uses soy and lentils as...
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“No Smoking” battle moves outdoors
ATLANTA (AP) — First it was bars, restaurants and office buildings. Now the front lines of the “No Smoking” battle have moved outdoors. City parks, public beaches, college campuses and other outdoor...
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Health Matters: High Heels May Not Be Good For Women’s Health
High heels may look good, but according to doctors, they may not be doing good things to our feet. Other parts of the body can also suffer from an eight-hour day in heels. Which can lead to long term...
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Pennsylvania Study: Dogs help sniff out ovarian cancer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Researchers trying to develop a diagnostic tool for ovarian cancer are hoping dogs’ keen sense of smell will lead them down the right path. An early detection device that combines...
View ArticleHealth Matters: Day Full Of Health, Exercise Tips For Valley
United HealthCare members got to enjoy a special and healthy treat today. The health insurance company planned an event full of health and exercise tips for its members at Splash Zone Park in Mission....
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August Commit to Fit Health Walk Details
This month, FOX2 is walking to support Minority Donor Awareness Month. August 1st is designated Minority Donor Awareness Day, but the news team has decided to extend it for the entire month to raise...
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Back To School Fair In McAllen
Parents and kids listen up! There’s another Back to School Fair going on right here in McAllen this Thursday, just in time for the school year. The City of McAllen held a press conference last Friday...
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Study: Inducing Labor May be Tied to Autism
CHICAGO (AP) — The biggest study of its kind suggests autism might be linked with inducing and speeding up labor, preliminary findings that need investigating since labor is induced in increasing...
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Officials Link Rare Intestinal Outbreak To Salad
Health Officials may have found a possible source linked to the spread of the rare intestinal outbreak known as Cyclospora. The Mexico division of Taylor Farms, a food processing plant, has halted...
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Infertility Among Married US Women Drops Slightly
ATLANTA (AP) — American couples are not as infertile as it might seem. Despite a boom in the use of fertility treatments, a new government study shows the percentage of married couples having trouble...
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