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Are You Dehydrated? 9 Symptoms of Dehydration [VIDEO]

Baby J — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:00:21 +0000

Dehydration is one of the most common health conditions in humans, and yet it’s ironically one of the most overlooked. If you have certain acute medical issues that cause discomfort on a daily basis, dehydration could be the blame. Learn the top 9 signs and symptoms of dehydration!

East Texas Near the Bottom on New Health Report

Jen Austin — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:00:34 +0000

If you work out and eat right, good for you! Not everyone in East Texas is following your lead.
Overall, East Texas ranks low on a new report by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Which East Texas county is the healthiest?

Cancer Kids Lip Sync to 'Stronger' in Moving Video [VIDEO]

Lucky Larry — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:15:52 +0000

I just got chill bumps after watching this video. It is set in the Seattle Children’s Hospital and features kids that have some form of cancer lip-syncing to Kelly Clarkson‘s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”. The video is 3:35 and after watching some videos you think, wow, that’s 3:35 I’ll never get back but after [...]

Can Religion Help You Lose Weight?

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:32:59 +0000

If Weight Watchers isn’t working for you, there’s an alternative, especially if you have strong faith. Pastor Steve Reynolds has developed a weight loss system called Bod4God, a diet and fitness program designed around the Christian faith. What would Jesus do? He’d put down that doughnut, stat! Reynolds was recently profiled on ABC’s ‘Nightline,’ where [...]

Texas Hospital Sparks Controversy for Refusing to Hire Obese Employees

Shauna Wright — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:11:04 +0000

When you apply for a job, you assume your qualifications are what matter most, but the Citizens Medical Center in Victoria, Texas is also asking prospective new hires to step on a scale. If they weigh too much, they’re excluded from consideration.

Sleep Troubles Might Affect Your Memory As You Age

Shauna Wright — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:00:32 +0000

New research reveals the amount and quality of sleep you get may actually affect your memory as you get older. Yo-El Ju, MD, from Washington University School of Medicine and his colleagues tested the sleep patterns of 100 dementia-free people between the ages of 45 and 80, half of whom had a family history of [...]

February Is 'Go Red For Women' Month [VIDEO]

Amy Austin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:39 +0000

Listen up girls - did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of women? Yep cardiovascular disease claims nearly 500,000 American women every year. That means that heart disease kills more women each year than all forms of cancer! That's why in 2004, the American Heart Association faced a challenge. It seemed that women weren't paying attention and heeding the call. That's when the AHA created Go Red for Women.

Feeling Down After the Holidays? Here's How to Perk Up

Kathy Landin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:56:48 +0000

We have, once again, celebrated our way into January and, for most of us, it’s time to get back to reality after the whirlwind that is the holiday season. If this isn’t easy for you to do this time of year, here are some things that might help.

10 Tried-and-True Ways to Lose Weight

Shauna Wright — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:20:08 +0000

If you're like most people, you've probably made a New Years resolution to lose weight. Unfortunately, most people – 80 percent – tap out before they really get started. To help you maintain your goal through 2012 and for years to come, we've compiled a list of tips the experts want you to know to get on the right track to weight loss.

Don't starve

8 Year Old Weighing 200 Lbs Taken From Mother [VIDEO/POLL]

Baby J — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:57:25 +0000

In Ohio, reports say that an eight year old boy was taken from his mother because he was deemed severely obese. The boy weighed in at an astonishing 200 lbs! This particular case has sparked debate on whether or not a child that is severely obese should be taken from their parents custody.

End Of Daylight Saving Time Is Good for Your Health

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:39:18 +0000

Setting your clock back an hour early this Sunday morning may led to depressingly shorter days, but experts believe the end of daylight saving time is healthy in general. In the short term, our bodies adjust to the end of daylight saving better than the beginning because it’s always easier to absorb an hour more [...]

Pilot Lands Plane Safely While Suffering Heart Attack, Rushed to Hospital

Shauna Wright — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:33:46 +0000

Steven Nusbaum, 65, of Illinois was flying his experimental aircraft on Tuesday when the unthinkable happened — he suffered a heart-attack mid-flight. Still, he was able to land safely in a field, where he was promptly met by paramedics. Rescue used a defibrillator before rushing him to Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center, where he’s currently [...]

Study Finds Alcohol Consumption Can Increase Risk of Breast Cancer

Shauna Wright — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:31:26 +0000

While it’s been reported in recent years that drinking red wine in moderation can have some health benefits, a new report claims just two glasses of alcoholic beverages a day could substantially boost a woman’s chances of getting breast cancer.

Loneliness Can Literally Make You Lose Sleep

Kathy Landin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:51:41 +0000

A new study shows that being lonely can have an effect on how well you sleep. The research concluded that people who feel lonely are more likely to wake up during the night and experience fragmented sleep.

Car Companies Working on Bigger Cars for Fat Drivers

Kathy Landin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:38:06 +0000

Don’t worry if your waistline is expanding, because pretty soon, your luxury vehicle will expand with it. Over the last several decades, automakers have had to make cars wider to accommodate the growing heftiness of their customer base, but now, luxury car manufacturers are road-testing the latest fat adaptations of vehicles in a detailed process [...]

New Heart-Monitoring Device for Smartphones Could Save Your Life

Shauna Wright — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:17:36 +0000

Swiss researchers say new technology that interacts with smartphones could revolutionize the treatment of heart patients.

The device in question consists of four electrode sensors attached to the skin and linked to a radio module and computer chip that clips onto a patient’s belt. Data from the device is sent to a smartphone and can be viewed in real-time for up to 150 hours on a single charge. Any abnormalities are sent to a doctor via text or email with a picture attachment.

Fatherhood Can Cause a Drop in Testosterone Levels

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:00:06 +0000

In the first study of its kind, researchers compared the testosterone level of men when they were single and childless to their testosterone level after they had had a child. While testosterone always decreases when men age, the decline was much more pronounced among the men who had become fathers. Anthropologists from Northwestern University took testosterone samples from men [...]

Mom Fired After Taking Time Off to Give Her Son a Kidney [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:00:03 +0000

Claudia Rendon of Pennsylvania has had a tough year. First, her mother and uncle died, then her father was diagnosed with leukemia. As if that wasn’t enough, she later discovered her son, Alex, was in need of a kidney transplant.

Doctors found she was a suitable donor match, so Rendon took time off work to give Alex the kidney he needed. But when she tried to return to her job several weeks later, she found she’d been fired.

What's the Key to Living to 100?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:00:27 +0000

According to a new study, people live to 100 because of good genes and luck, not healthy living habits.

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York interviewed 477 Ashkenazi Jews between the ages of 95 and 112 on their lifestyle choices. They found that this long-lived group was just about as likely to smoke, drink, eat poorly, be obese and shun exercise as a control group of about 3,000 people who had been born around the same time, but didn’t end up living as long.

What Are the Most Depressed Countries in the World?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:00:09 +0000

According to a multi-national survey of over 9,000 adults by the World Health Organization, France and the United States are the two most mentally depressed countries in the world.

Twenty-one percent of French citizens have had a major depressive episode, followed by the United States, at 19.2 percent. Belgium, New Zealand and The Netherlands are also among world’s most depressed nations, by this metric.