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Heavy Drinking linked to faster mental decline in men
NEW YORK (AP) — Middle-aged men risk a faster mental decline as they age if they've been drinking heavily for years, new research suggests. The study of about 5,000 British civil servants found that...
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New Health Care Law affects those with Insurance thru Work too
The health care overhaul's reach stretches far beyond the millions of uninsured Americans it is expected to help. It also could touch everything from the drug choices to doctor bills of people who have...
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Bird flu spikes in China ahead of Lunar New Year
A spate of bird flu cases since the beginning of the year in China has experts watching closely as millions of people and poultry are on the move ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, the world's...
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Subway joins Michelle Obama’s healthy eating effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama is getting a new ally in her campaign to get kids to eat more fruits and vegetables. The first lady was expected to announce Thursday that the Subway sandwich chain...
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Nutrition facts label to get a makeover
WASHINGTON (AP) — After 20 years, the nutrition facts label on the back of food packages is getting a makeover. Knowledge about nutrition has evolved since the early 1990s, and the Food and Drug...
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Brain-dead Texas woman taken off life support
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A public battle over the fate of a brain-dead, pregnant Texas woman and her fetus ended quietly and privately as she was taken off life support and her family began preparing...
View ArticleNew Study: More Than 93 Million U.S. Cats And Dogs Are Obese
According to the association for pet obesity prevention, more than half of U.S dogs and cats are obese or overweight, leaving ninety-three-million pets at risk. With type two diabetes on the rise for...
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Update: Husband names brain-dead wife’s fetus
DALLAS (AP) — Before a pregnant, brain-dead Texas woman was taken off life support over the weekend at the end of a long legal battle, her husband said he decided to name what would have been the...
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Health care call center lawsuit alleges unpaid OT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Customer service workers at a call center for insurance exchanges established under the federal health care overhaul have sued their employer in federal court, saying they were...
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Nutrition Labels get a Makeover
Nutrition labels are set to get a little makeover from the food and drug administration this year. The FDA plans to update the nutrition label format upon requests from the center for science in the...
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Caribbean cruise where nearly 700 fell ill being sanitized
BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — Kim Waite was especially disappointed to fall ill while treating herself to a Caribbean cruise after completing cancer treatment. The London woman thought she was the only sick one...
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HEALTH MATTERS: NEW OBESITY STUDY
A new study published in today’s world health organization bulletin believes the U.S. government has the power to slow or even reverse the growing obesity epidemic by regulating the fast food...
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WHO: Cancer cases worldwide to jump to 22M
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization's cancer agency warns there will be 22 million new cases of cancer every year within the next two decades. Monday's report from the International Agency for...
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Health Matters: Resolution Reboot
It's February, and many of you may be one month into your healthy New Year’s Resolutions. Well, FOX2 has a few health tips to help you keep your fitness and health related goals strong all month long....
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CVS to stop tobacco product sales
CVS Caremark is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products at its more than 7,600 drugstores nationwide as it focuses more on providing health care. The nation's second-largest drugstore chain said...
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CVS Will Stop Selling Tobacco Products
Pharmacy chain CVS announced today that its seven thousand six hundred locations will take all tobacco products off shelves by October. It is the first pharmacy chain of its kind to make this move and...
View ArticleHealth Matters: Chemical Found In Bread Removed
In tonights Health, Subway announces it plans to remove a chemical additive from their popular bread recipes. The companys decision is partially sparked by a petition of more than fifty-eight thousand...
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Weavers’ villages in India suffer TB epidemic
LOHATA, India (AP) — This cluster of poor villages, long known for its colorful silk saris, now is known for something else: tuberculosis. Nearly half of Lohata's population has it — some 100,000...
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Health Matters: National Wear Red Day
In honor of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day, the American Heart Association has issued its first guidelines for preventing strokes for women. Stroke is the third leading cause of death...
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Caffeine common in kids, young adults; mainly soda
CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn't budge much over a decade, although soda use declined...
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