Oct 17, 2012

Get Sleep, Lose Weight

Get Sleep, Lose Weight

A new study links sleep with the way human bodies burn fat. Compromising sleep can affect one's weight, vision, and organ function in the future.

Oct 17, 2012

Study Finds HPV Vaccine Safe

Study Finds HPV Vaccine Safe

The controversial vaccine was found to have minor side effects, but no major risks. The treatment is recommended to children as early as 8-years-old for both boys and girls to prevent cancers before...

Oct 10, 2012

New HIV Test Kit Appears Over-the-Counter

New HIV Test Kit Appears Over-the-Counter

A new over-the-counter test kit is available for consumers, able to yield results in less than half an hour, but at the cost of roughly $40. While some experts welcome the procedure, some argue that the results...

Oct 10, 2012

Preventing Diabetes, Preventing Cancer

Preventing Diabetes, Preventing Cancer

Dr. Jorge Castillo, a doctor at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhodes Island examines the link between diabetes and blood cancers in his extensive research based on 17,000

Oct 10, 2012

Soda Vending Machines to Show Calories

Soda Vending Machines to Show Calories

Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper are rolling out new vending machines that will put calorie counts right at your fingertips. The move comes ahead of a regulation that would require restaurant chains and vending machine...

Oct 8, 2012

Still Cycling at 96 Years

Still Cycling at 96 Years

96-year-old cyclist Sam Cohen may be taking things a little slower these days but he still clocks hundreds of miles on a stationary bike each week.

Oct 5, 2012

Women Help Cancer Patients With "Bosom Buddies"

Women Help Cancer Patients With "Bosom Buddies"

Bosom Buddies of Wyoming began meeting regularly about a year ago, and volunteer knitter Cathy Jones has been knitting the alternative prosthetics ever since.

Oct 5, 2012

Hospital Goes High Tech

Hospital Goes High Tech

New apps, monitors and software work together to improve your hospital stay. A new state-of-the-art hospital in Fort Worth, Texas is using technology to make health care more convenient for patients.

Oct 5, 2012

Free Birth Control Slashes Abortion Rate: Study

Free Birth Control Slashes Abortion Rate: Study

Abortion and teen pregnancy rates both drop sharply when birth control is free, a new study found Thursday. The large study, which studied more than 9,000 in St. Louis, Mo., found that when price wasn't...

Oct 4, 2012

Hospital Project Encourages Young Cancer Patients

Hospital Project Encourages Young Cancer Patients

Miami Children's Hospital's "Bald, Brave, Beautiful" project helps children like Alberto Hernandez, battling bone cancer, to empower themselves through the noticeable side effect of hair loss in...

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Dognapped Yorkie Found Safe Near Home

Dognapped Yorkie Found Safe Near Home

A deaf 11-year-old mini Yorkie that was snatched by dognappers who demanded $1,000 from his owners was safely dropped off near his owner's home on Saturday, according to NBC Los Angeles.

Body Found Near Where Hiker Went Missing

Body Found Near Where Hiker Went Missing

A body was found near where a 59-year-old woman with medical issues went on a hike with a friend five days earlier in Big Bear, San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials said on Saturday.

Musical Instruments Stolen from Church

Musical Instruments Stolen from Church

A burglar stole $10,000 worth of musical instruments from an Ontario church last week.

Police Kill Armed Man Vandalizing Patrol Cars

Police Kill Armed Man Vandalizing Patrol Cars

Police officers fatally shot a machete-wielding man who was allegedly smashing patrol car windows in front of the Inglewood Police Department headquarters.

Winning $590.5 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida

Winning $590.5 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida

A Powerball ticket sold in Florida Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, according to the Powerball website. The winning numbers in Saturday's $600 million Powerball drawing were: 22, 10, 13, 14,...

Some Lipstick, Lip Gloss Products Contain Lead

Some Lipstick, Lip Gloss Products Contain Lead

Some common cosmetics contain harmful substances, according to a UC Berkeley study.