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American Medical Association: Obesity is a diease

Obesity is a disease. That's the word from the American Medical Association.

Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs

If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication

IV hydration therapy becoming popular

How would you like to get an IV just to make you feel better?

It's a new wellness concept that's gaining popularity.

Melissa Ethridge's controversial comments on Angela Jolie's double mastectomy

Breast cancer survivor Melissa Etheridge is calling Angelina Jolie’s recent decision to undergo a preventive double mastectomy a “fearful choice.”

Mayors want to ban government food vouchers for sugary drinks

In a possible effort to fight obesity, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake, along with the mayors of 17 other cities are reviving a push against letting government

Spring allergy season lasts longer this year

It's turning out to be a bad year if you suffer from allergies. They're lasting longer and are more severe.

Study finds social media boosts organ donor registration

We use social media for all kinds of things to stay in touch with family and friends, and to connect with new ones. Now, it's being used in a whole new way to

New study shows bullying by siblings can be just as damaging as bullying by…

A new study led by an associate professor of family studies at the University of New Hampshire found bullying by siblings can cause just as much damage as

Overweight expectant moms risk for baby's health

Expectant mothers who are overweight may be jeopardizing their baby's health.

Sleep apnea could cause sudden death

There’s a new danger for people suffering from sleep apnea.

Got diabetes? There's an app for that

Now that school is almost out, kids will be heading off to summer camps and sleepovers.

Weight loss drug Belviq gets launch in U.S.

A new diet drug approved by the FDA goes on sale today.

Feds to drop appeals over morning-after pill

The morning-after pill will soon be available to girls of any age.
 

Kids who suffer 2nd concussion have longer recovery

A new study finds kids who suffer a concussion take much longer to recover if they've had one in the past.

Fighting to change child transplant policies

Two sick children who desperately needed lung transplants now have hope.

Don't break the routine for kids in the summer

Kids can't wait for summer break.

Most see it as a chance to veg out for a few months and do what they want to do.

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